Scale · Basic scales

A natural minor

The real minor: same raw material as the major, but with a flat third, sixth and seventh — it lands darker.

Notes going up, in the Guitar sound.

Instrument

Tuning

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A natural minor scale on the Guitar neck59 positions across 15 frets, E A D G B E tuning.EFGABCDEFGABCDEFGABCDEFGABCDEFGABCDEFGABCDEFGABCDEFGABCDEFG123456789101112131415EADGBE

Notes

  1. A1
  2. B2
  3. Cb3
  4. D4
  5. E5
  6. Fb6
  7. Gb7

Also written as A · B · C · D · E · F · G.

Formula

W · H · W · W · H · W · W

W = whole step · H = half step

Degrees

1 · 2 · b3 · 4 · 5 · b6 · b7

Chords in the scale

Triads that fit entirely inside A natural minor. The roman numeral is the degree: uppercase is major, lowercase is minor, ° is diminished.

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