The short story is : the natural minor scale is just a mode of major scale among other, used in Gregorian Chant (around 10th century), whereas the harmonic minor scale allowed Baroque composer to fill their harmonic needs, and melodic minor scale allowed them to fill their melodic needs. Minor scales 3/4: Harmonic minor scales.Minor scales 2/4: List of natural minor scales.In the next post, I will list the natural minor scales.Īrticles on this series about minor scales: We get the B♭ melodic minor scale, that is b♭-c-d♭-e♭-f-g-a-b♭. If we fill the first cell with B♭ : the distance between We now have the C melodic minor scale, that is c-d-e♭-f-g-a-b-c. Here is the melodic minor scale recipe : the distance between That's the G harmonic minor scale, that is g-a-b♭-c-d-e♭-f♯-c. If we fill the first cell with a G, we get this : the distance between We now have the C harmonic minor scale, that is c-d-e♭-f-g-a♭-b-c. The 1+½ stands for an augmented second (a whole-tone + a semi-tone) We call this note the third because it is three whole notes from the root, F. Here is the harmonic minor scale recipe : the distance between In F Minor, the middle note is 4 semitones above the root. This tonic chords root / starting note is the 1st note (or scale degree) of the F natural minor scale. We now have the C♯ natural minor scale, that is c♯-d♯-e-f♯-g♯-a-b-c♯ The F minor chord i is the F minor chord, and contains the notes F, Ab, and C. What happens if we fill the first cell with a C♯ ? the distance between Follow the tab to play this scale in fourth position. Use your index finger for notes on the fourth fret, your ring finger for notes on the sixth fret, and your pinky finger for notes on the seventh fret. We now have the C natural minor scale, that is c-d-e♭-f-g-a♭-b♭-c. To play the A major scale in fourth position, start with your middle finger on the fifth fret of your low E string. What happens if we fill the first cell with a C ? the distance between Here is a new recipe : the distance between Why 3 scales ? I don't want to discuss the historical path that led to the existence of 3 minor scale, so lets just say that in minor contexts, you'll see variations in sixth and seven degrees of the minor scale so often, that musicologists decided to give a name to each one of those 3 common variations. (that is d-e-f♯-g-a-b-c♯-d, the **D major scale**) If you fill the first cell with a C you get the C major scale, if you fill it with an E♭, if you fill it with a D you get the D major scale, etc. ![]() Here is a reminder of the "major scale recipe" (1 stands for whole-tone, and ½ stands for semi-tone) : the distance between You can choose if you want to print it out, or if you prefer to bookmark this page for reference. You remember that a scale is in fact a "recipe". Download this Free Chord Chart for the Key of F Minor (F Natural Minor to be specific). I suggest that you read again this post where I described major scale construction. Tip: click the lock icon to trigger the chords of that scale using keys 1 through 7 on your keyboard. In the next 3 posts, we'll have all of those scales covered.įirst, be sure that you fully understand distance between notes. In this new series of 4 new music theory posts, we will talk about minor scales, starting with 3 kind of minor scales.
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