The Minor Scale

The Minor Scale

To demonstrate a minor scale, let's first show a C major scale extended over 2 octaves with the scale degrees labeled:

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Now we will highlight the all the notes between the

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Looking at the example above, if we remove the notes besides the highlighted notes, we are left with

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The derivation of an A minor scale can be viewed in one of two ways. It one sense, it is a

Analyzing Minor Scale Intervals

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Comparing A Major to A Minor

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Examining the two scales above, we can see that the

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