Since the natural minor key is itself on the Circle of 5ths - A minor on circle of 5ths, this means that this is a commonly used harmonic minor scale key. This harmonic minor scale is based on the natural minor scale with the same key / tonic note - A natural minor scale. It also shows the scale degree names for all 8 notes.
See also harmonizing minor scales into chords.This step shows the ascending A harmonic minor scale on the piano, treble clef and bass clef. If you play in the A Minor you will get a gloomier and kind of melancholy sound compared to C Major.
You don't need to memorize all relative keys, if you want to know the relative minor just go to the sixth degree in the major scale or, the other way around, to the third degree in the minor scale to identify the relative major.Īlthough the notes are the same, there is a difference between two relative keys: the tonic (first tone in the scale) is different and this leads to different sounds. G Major is relative with E Minor, F Major is relative to D Minor here are all relative keys listed: Relative keys have, as said above, the same notes and can be found for all major and natural minor scales. The Minor scales in graphic compilation are available in the member area.Ī collection of all Natural Minor scale charts can be downloaded as a PDF-file. Still, these names are not used adjacent to the diagrams to avoid confusions.įingering: 1 = Thumb | 2 = index finger | 3 = middle finger | 4 = ring finger | 5 = little finger.įormula: Whole, Half, Whole, Whole, Half, Whole, Whole This is theoretically correct since it is preferable to avoid the same letter twice. * Concerning the use of B#, Bbb, Cb, Ebb, Fb and E#.
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