Minor Scales Flashcards
How do you construct the natural/relative minor scale?
- 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
What is the relative minor for the key of C major? How many sharps/flats? What are they?
A minor, no sharps/flats
What is the relative minor of the key of G major? How many sharps/flats? What are they?
E minor, 1 sharp (F#)
What is the relative minor of the key of D major? How many sharps/flats? What are they?
B minor, 2 sharps (F#, C#)
What is the relative minor of the key of A major? How many sharps/flats? What are they?
F# minor, 3 sharps (F#, C#, G#)
What is the relative minor of the key of E major? How many sharps/flats? What are they?
C# minor, 4 sharps (F#, C#, G#, D#)
What is the relative minor of the key of B major? How many sharps/flats? What are they?
G# minor, 5 sharps (F#, C#, G#, D#, A#)
What is the relative minor of the key of F# major? How many sharps/flats? What are they?
D# minor, 6 sharps (F#, C#, G#, D#, A#, E#)
How do you construct the harmonic minor scale?
Harmonic minor: major sclae with b3, and b6
You take the relative/natural minor scale and raise the 7th a half step.
How do you construct the melodic minor scale
Melodic minor: major scale with b3
You take the relative/natural minor scale and raise the 6th and 7th notes a half step.
A minor is the relative minor of which major scale? How many sharps/flats? What are they?
C major, no sharps/flats
E minor is the relative minor of which major scale? How many sharps/flats? What are they?
G major, 1 sharp (F#)
B minor is the relative minor of which major scale? How many sharps/flats? What are they?
D major, 2 sharps (F#, C#)
F# minor is the relative minor of which major scale? How many sharps/flats? What are they?
A major, 3 sharps (F#, C#, G#)
C# minor is the relative minor of which major scale? How many sharps/flats? What are they?
E major, 4 sharps (F#, C#, G#, D#)
G# minor is the relative minor of which major scale? How many sharps/flats? What are they?
B major, 5 sharps (F#, C#, G#, D#, A#)
D# minor is the relative minor of which major scale? How many sharps/flats? What are they?
F# major, 6 sharps (F#, C#, G#, D#, A#, E#)
Which minor scale do you use to construct a 2-5-1 progression?
Harmonic minor
