![]() ![]() Now onto the third type of minor scale which is the melodic minor. ![]() Keeping this pattern of semitones and tones we can then work out a harmonic minor scale starting on any note.įor example here is D harmonic minor scale: D harmonic minor scaleĪnd here is E harmonic minor scale: E harmonic minor scale In A natural minor it’s a G natural but in the harmonic minor it’s a G#. The only difference is that the 7th degree of the scale is one semitone higher. If we wanted to play a natural minor scale starting on the note A using this order of tones and semitones it would work out as using all the white notes on the keyboard (the same as C major).Ī harmonic minor scale ascending A harmonic minor scale descendingĪs you can see the harmonic minor is very similar to the natural minor. Or in whole steps and half steps it would be: The first minor scale we’ll look at is the natural minor scale.Ī natural minor scale uses this formula of tones and semitones (whole steps and half steps). They’re completely different things but we use the same word. Side note: Melodic and harmonic minor scales are nothing to do with melodic and harmonic intervals. The three types of minor scale that we’ll look at are:Īll three of these minor scales start the same but have some slight differences after that. Unlike major scales where there is only one type to know about, minor scales have three variations. Study bass has written a good post going into more details about the difference between major and minor that you can read here. The main difference is that all minor scales have the third note of the scale ‘flattened’.īy flattened, I mean that the third note is lowered by one semitone or half step. Minor scales have a different formula of tones and semitones (whole steps and half steps) to major scales. We tend to say that major scales have a ‘happier’ and ‘cheerier’ sound, whereas minor scales have a ‘darker’ and ‘sadder’ sound. ![]() The Differences Between Natural, Harmonic and Melodic Minors. ![]()
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