Minor Scales

Question 1

How do you construct the natural/relative minor scale?

Answer 1

• Major scale with b3, b6, and b7
• You can also go to a major scale, and then play the scale from the 6th to the 6th using the sharps/flats of the initial major scale

Question 2

What is the relative minor for the key of C major? How many sharps/flats? What are they?

Answer 2

A minor, no sharps/flats

Question 3

What is the relative minor of the key of G major? How many sharps/flats? What are they?

Answer 3

E minor, 1 sharp (F#)

Question 4

What is the relative minor of the key of D major? How many sharps/flats? What are they?

Answer 4

B minor, 2 sharps (F#, C#)

Question 5

What is the relative minor of the key of A major? How many sharps/flats? What are they?

Answer 5

F# minor, 3 sharps (F#, C#, G#)

Question 6

What is the relative minor of the key of E major? How many sharps/flats? What are they?

Answer 6

C# minor, 4 sharps (F#, C#, G#, D#)

Question 7

What is the relative minor of the key of B major? How many sharps/flats? What are they?

Answer 7

G# minor, 5 sharps (F#, C#, G#, D#, A#)

Question 8

What is the relative minor of the key of F# major? How many sharps/flats? What are they?

Answer 8

D# minor, 6 sharps (F#, C#, G#, D#, A#, E#)

Question 9

How do you construct the harmonic minor scale?

Answer 9

Harmonic minor: major sclae with b3, and b6

You take the relative/natural minor scale and raise the 7th a half step.

Question 10

How do you construct the melodic minor scale

Answer 10

Melodic minor: major scale with b3

You take the relative/natural minor scale and raise the 6th and 7th notes a half step.

Question 11

A minor is the relative minor of which major scale? How many sharps/flats? What are they?

Answer 11

C major, no sharps/flats

Question 12

E minor is the relative minor of which major scale? How many sharps/flats? What are they?

Answer 12

G major, 1 sharp (F#)

Question 13

B minor is the relative minor of which major scale? How many sharps/flats? What are they?

Answer 13

D major, 2 sharps (F#, C#)

Question 14

F# minor is the relative minor of which major scale? How many sharps/flats? What are they?

Answer 14

A major, 3 sharps (F#, C#, G#)

Question 15

C# minor is the relative minor of which major scale? How many sharps/flats? What are they?

Answer 15

E major, 4 sharps (F#, C#, G#, D#)

Question 16

G# minor is the relative minor of which major scale? How many sharps/flats? What are they?

Answer 16

B major, 5 sharps (F#, C#, G#, D#, A#)

Question 17

D# minor is the relative minor of which major scale? How many sharps/flats? What are they?

Answer 17

F# major, 6 sharps (F#, C#, G#, D#, A#, E#)

Question 18

Which minor scale do you use to construct a 2-5-1 progression?

Answer 18

Harmonic minor