To determine what the seventh note (leading note) is in a minor scale, you need to determine which minor scale you are playing.
The seventh note of a natural minor scale, you take the note which is a whole tone (2 notes) below your tonic (the note which is the name of your scale). Example: In A natural minor scale the leading note is G.
The seventh note of a harmonic minor scale is a semitone (1 note) below your tonic note. Ex: In E harmonic minor scale, the leading note is D sharp.
The seventh note of a melodic minor scale (ascending) will be a semitone below your tonic note, like your harmonic minor scale. Descending the melodic minor scale reverts to its natural state, therefore your seventh note will be a whole tone below your tonic.
The 7th note (leading note) is raised by a semitone in a harmonic minor scale.
In a harmonic minor scale, the 7th note is up one semitone ascending and descending. In a melodic minor scale, the 6th and 7th note is up one semitone ascending, and back to the natural minor scale descending.
C is the third note of an A minor scale.
The first note of a major or minor scale is called the tonic note. For example: for C major, the first note (or tonic note) is C; for a minor, the first note (or tonic note) is a.
The submediant - which is the note a relative minor scale begins on
The natural minor scale has a flat 7th note, while the harmonic minor scale has a raised 7th note.
The natural minor scale has a flat 3rd, 6th, and 7th note compared to the major scale. The harmonic minor scale has a raised 7th note compared to the natural minor scale. The melodic minor scale has a raised 6th and 7th note when ascending, but uses the natural minor scale when descending.
The natural minor scale has a flat 6th and 7th note, while the harmonic minor scale has a raised 7th note.
The 7th note (leading note) is raised by a semitone in a harmonic minor scale.
In a harmonic minor scale, the 7th note is up one semitone ascending and descending. In a melodic minor scale, the 6th and 7th note is up one semitone ascending, and back to the natural minor scale descending.
The natural minor scale has a flat 3rd, 6th, and 7th note compared to the major scale, while the harmonic minor scale has a raised 7th note.
The natural minor scale has a flat 3rd, 6th, and 7th note compared to the major scale, while the melodic minor scale has a raised 6th and 7th note when ascending, but the same as the natural minor scale when descending.
The natural harmonic minor scale is a minor scale with a raised 7th note, while the melodic minor scale has both a raised 6th and 7th note when ascending. The two scales are related because the melodic minor scale is derived from the natural harmonic minor scale.
The natural minor scale has a flat 3rd, 6th, and 7th note compared to the major scale, while the harmonic minor scale has a raised 7th note in addition to the flat 3rd and 6th notes.
The melodic minor scale is played ascending with a raised 6th and 7th note, while it is played descending with a lowered 7th and 6th note.
The melodic minor scale is played differently when ascending and descending. When ascending, the scale is played with a raised 6th and 7th note, while when descending, the scale is played with a lowered 7th and 6th note.
C is the third note of an A minor scale.