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.
Natural minor, harmonic minor, and melodic minor
Both of them are diatonic scales. Major scale is written as per key signature. Harmonic minor scales have a raised 7th. The semitone leaps in these scales are different.
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.
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
Harmonic scales are used for creating chords, while melodic scales are used for creating melodies. They are related because melodies are often based on the notes of the harmonic scale used in a piece of music.
The melodic minor scale differs from the harmonic minor scale in that the melodic minor scale raises the sixth and seventh notes when ascending, but reverts to the natural minor scale when descending. The harmonic minor scale raises only the seventh note.
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 a raised seventh note compared to the natural minor scale, while the melodic minor scale has both a raised sixth and seventh note when ascending, but reverts to 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 harmonic minor scale raises the seventh note of the natural minor scale by a half step, while the melodic minor scale raises both the sixth and seventh notes by a half step when ascending, and reverts back to the natural minor scale when descending.
Natural minor, harmonic minor, and melodic minor
Both of them are diatonic scales. Major scale is written as per key signature. Harmonic minor scales have a raised 7th. The semitone leaps in these scales are different.
The harmonic minor scale has a raised seventh note compared to the natural minor scale, while the melodic minor scale has both a raised sixth and seventh note when ascending, but reverts to the natural minor scale when descending.
The harmonic minor scale differs from the melodic minor scale by only one note. In the harmonic minor scale, the seventh note is raised by a half step compared to the natural minor scale, while the melodic minor scale raises both the sixth and seventh notes when ascending but reverts to the natural minor scale when descending.
The natural, harmonic, and melodic minor scales are related in music theory by sharing the same key signature but having different patterns of whole and half steps. The natural minor scale has a flat 3rd, 6th, and 7th compared to the major scale. The harmonic minor scale raises the 7th note to create a leading tone, while the melodic minor scale raises the 6th and 7th notes when ascending but reverts to the natural minor scale when descending.