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pure (natural), harmonic, and melodic

pure minor-none of the scale degrees are altered

harmonic minor-7th scale degree raised a half step

melodic minor- 6th and 7th scale degrees raised ascending and pure minor descending

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How many variations of the minor scale exist?

3


What is a melodic scale in music?

A melodic minor scale is a minor scale where the sixth and seventh are raised by a half step as the scale ascends; however, the melodic minor scale is played exactly the same as a natural minor scale as it descends.


What is a major scale with a minor third called?

Simply a minor scale


What is the difference of a melodic scale and a harmonic scale?

The difference between a melodic minor scale and a harmonic minor scale is that in a melodic minor scale, the sixth and seventh scale degrees are raised on the way up, and on the way down they are the same as they would be in natural minor. In a harmonic minor scale, only the seventh scale degree is raised and stays the same on the way down.


Which flat is in a d minor scale?

B flat is in the d minor scale.


What is the third note in an A minor scale?

C is the third note of an A minor scale.


What does a major scale have in common with its parallel minor scale?

A major scale and its relative minor scale share the same key signature.


What is the relative scale of f minor?

F Major has a relative minor scale of D Minor.


How do you get the major and minor scale?

(X) Minor Scale = 3 semitones below (Y) Major Scale E.G. C Minor = E♭ Major


Why is a minor scale called a minor scale?

Because it has a minor third (eg in C minor scale, C-E flat is a minor third interval), and a minor 6th (again in c minor, C -A flat is a minor 6th). This creates the correct pattern for TSTTST1/2S


How is a minor scale formed?

To turn a major scale to natural minor, lower the third, sixth, and seventh scale tones a half step. To create a natural minor scale from scratch, it is: whole step, half step, whole step, whole step, half step, whole step, whole step. A harmonic minor scale has a seventh raised by a half step above a natural minor scale. A melodic minor scale has a sixth and a seventh raised by a half step above a natural minor scale.


What is the relative harmonic minor scale of C Major?

"That would be A minor. Go a minor third below the tonic of the major scale to find the relative minor." Technically, there is no relative harmonic major to the key of C Major. The relative minor scale of C Major would the natural minor scale of A. A harmonic minor scale raises the 7th note of the scale a half step, giving us G#, which is not in the key of C Major.