Let's look at how the black keys are grouped in two's and three's all over the keyboard. And there are whole steps from one black key to the next with a white key between. There are also half steps/semitones between a black and the white key next to it or reversed. Those that don’t, E-F and B-C, are smaller and called semitones or half steps. You can also see that all keys have a black key between them except between E - F and B - C.Īll steps (the interval from one key to the next) having a black key between them are called whole steps or tones. But each time they repeat, the music pitch (how high or low the tone is) sounds one octave higher (if you play to the right on the keyboard).Īn octave is the distance, or music interval, from one note or tone to the next with the same name, higher or lower. Only the natural minor is defined in the key signature.The other minor scales are made with by adding sharps or flatsin given measures.You can see that the 7 basic notes (A B C D E F G) are repeated over and over. THE MELODIC MINOR has a raised 6th and 7th note ascendingand it returns to the natural minor scale descending.Īscending it is 1 2 3b 4 5 6 7descending it is 1 2 3b 4 5 6b 7b Take the natural minor scale of 1 2 3b 4 5 6b 7band you raise the 7th it becomes 1 2 3b 4 5 6b 7 THE HARMONIC MINOR has a raised 7th note. If you see that the first chord is Am, the song is in A minor. If you see that the first chord is C, the song is in C major. The song usuallyends in the same note of A.Īnother way to find out is by looking at the guitar chords above the treble clef. If the first note of the song starts with A, you can usuallycall this a song in the key of A minor. You have to look at the firstnote of the song to see if the song is in the major orrelative minor scale. The natural minor scale is only defined in the key signatureby its relative major scale. If the first note of the songstarts with a C note, you can call this a song in the key of C major. In the key signature,there are no sharps or flats. HOW TO FIND THE NATURAL MINOR SCALE IN THE KEY SIGNATUREįor example, take the C major scale. From C to Eb is one a half steps.Eb major is the relative major scale of C minor. If you have C minor to find the major scale that uses the same notes as C minor you go up one and a half steps tofind the relative major scale. To get the major scale that uses the same notes as A minoryou go up one and a half steps to find the relative major scale.From A to C is one a a half steps. If you have a A major and you flat the 3rd, 6th, and 7th notes you get A minor. See how it uses the same notes of the C major scale in adifferent position. The relative minor scale of C is A minor. The C major scale uses the notes C D E F G A B C The tonic note or root note of a relative minor scale is always one and a half steps down from the major scale. The relative minor scale uses the same notesof the major scale in a different position. The minor scale is found as a relative minor scale to everymajor scale. In piano scales, you have the minor scale pattern as follows. You get C D Eb F G Ab Bb C The C minor scale In piano scales, you have the major scale pattern as follows.Ĭ D E F G A B C The C major scalew w h w w w hġ 2 3 4 5 6 7 When you flat the 3rd, 6th, and 7th notes of the C major scale The minor scale here is called the natural minor scale that is You flat the 3rd note, the 6th note, and 7th note of themajor scale and the wh wwh ww minor scale pattern is made. In piano scales, two main scales are the major and minor scales.The MINOR SCALE uses the wh wwh ww pattern of intervals.
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