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Natural minor, harmonic minor, and melodic minor
Harmonic minor scale has a raised 7th in both ascending and descending scales. Melodic minor has raised 6th and 7th in ascending scale. It is similar to natural minor in descending scale.
The harmonic minor scale has the 7th note of the natural minor scale raised. The melodic minor scale has the 6th and 7th notes of the natural minor scale raised and then lowered. e.g. A natural minor: A, B, C, D, E, F, G, A A harmonic minor: A, B, C, D, E, F, G#, A A melodic minor: A, B, C, D, E, F#, G#, A, G, F, E, D, C, B, A
There are a few types of scales for EACH key: major natural minor harmonic minor melodic minor The major is the one that you typically learn first, natural minor next, etc. The harmonic minor scale is a scale that is similar to the natural minor, only the 7th tone is raised by a half step. For the melodic, it is similar to the harmonic only its 6th tone is ALSO raised. NOTE: when you are coming down on a melodic scale, play the natural minor scale for that key. There are as many of each type of scale as there are scales, which, in total is 48. Including all of the 4 types listed above.
There are three commonly used minor scales. Harmonic minor scales have raised 7ths. Melodic minor scales have rising 6th and 7th; where descending scale is same has natural minor which follows the key.
Natural minor, harmonic minor, and melodic minor
Harmonic minor scale has a raised 7th in both ascending and descending scales. Melodic minor has raised 6th and 7th in ascending scale. It is similar to natural minor in descending scale.
Eb MajE majC Min (Melodic/Harmonic)E Min (Melodic/Harmonic)A MajPlus all the above arpeggiosC ChromaticA scales at 60 Bpm A scales in both Directions
Eb MajE majC Min (Melodic/Harmonic)E Min (Melodic/Harmonic)A MajPlus all the above arpeggiosC ChromaticA scales at 60 Bpm A scales in both Directions
The harmonic minor scale has the 7th note of the natural minor scale raised. The melodic minor scale has the 6th and 7th notes of the natural minor scale raised and then lowered. e.g. A natural minor: A, B, C, D, E, F, G, A A harmonic minor: A, B, C, D, E, F, G#, A A melodic minor: A, B, C, D, E, F#, G#, A, G, F, E, D, C, B, A
There are a few types of scales for EACH key: major natural minor harmonic minor melodic minor The major is the one that you typically learn first, natural minor next, etc. The harmonic minor scale is a scale that is similar to the natural minor, only the 7th tone is raised by a half step. For the melodic, it is similar to the harmonic only its 6th tone is ALSO raised. NOTE: when you are coming down on a melodic scale, play the natural minor scale for that key. There are as many of each type of scale as there are scales, which, in total is 48. Including all of the 4 types listed above.
There are three commonly used minor scales. Harmonic minor scales have raised 7ths. Melodic minor scales have rising 6th and 7th; where descending scale is same has natural minor which follows the key.
It is called the supertonic (Latin super=above. Thus, "above the tonic"). This is the same for the major scale as well as the 3 minor scales of Western music (natural, melodic and harmonic).
This site contains all 48 scales, (12 majors, 12 natural minors, 12 harmonic minors, and 12 melodic minors) http://www.trombone.org/jfb/oneoctavescales.asp
There are far more than two types of scale in music. A few types of scales include major, natural minor, harmonic minor, melodic minor, whole-tone, pentatonic, octatonic, blues, and the church modes.
There can be E natural, harmonic or melodic minor. E natural minor: E Fsharp G A B C D E. E harmonic minor: E Fsharp G A B C Dsharp E. E melodic minor: E Fsharp G A B Csharp Dsharp E Dnatural Cnatural B A G Fsharp E.
There can be E natural, harmonic or melodic minor. E natural minor: E Fsharp G A B C D E. E harmonic minor: E Fsharp G A B C Dsharp E. E melodic minor: E Fsharp G A B Csharp Dsharp E Dnatural Cnatural B A G Fsharp E.