The sixth and seventh degrees are raised a half-step when going up (notice that sometimes when raising a note you'll end up on another white key), like the C-sharp melodic minor scale - where you need to raise B, but most of the time you just play the black key to the right on the way up, and revert to the natural notes on the way down.
In a natural minor scale, the half steps occur between the 2nd and 3rd degrees and between the 5th and 6th degrees of the scale. For example, in the key of A natural minor, the half steps occur between B and C, and between E and F.
Natural minor scales do not have raised 7ths as in harmonic minor scales. They don't have raised 6th in ascending scales as in melodic minor scales. Hence the notes are the same for ascending and descending scales: C D Eb F G Ab Bb C.
The natural minor scale with the most sharp notes is E natural minor, which has one sharp note (F#).
There are two sharps in b natural minor: F# and C#
The harmonic minor scale has a raised seventh degree compared to the natural minor scale, giving it a unique sound with a more pronounced leading tone. This raised seventh allows for stronger resolution of the V-i cadence in minor keys.
The melodic minor scale differs from the natural minor scale by raising the sixth and seventh notes when ascending, creating a more unique and exotic sound. This alteration gives the melodic minor scale a brighter and more uplifting quality compared to the natural minor scale, which has a more traditional and somber sound.
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.
F sharp in A major and in A melodic minor going up, and F natural in A natural minor, A harmonic minor, and A melodic minor going down.
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 minor scale has a flat 3rd, 6th, and 7th compared to the major scale. The harmonic minor scale has a raised 7th compared to the natural minor scale. The melodic minor scale has a raised 6th and 7th when ascending, but reverts to the natural minor scale when descending.
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 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.
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 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 third, sixth, and seventh compared to the major scale. The melodic minor scale raises the sixth and seventh notes when ascending but uses the natural minor scale when descending. The harmonic minor scale raises the seventh note compared to the natural minor scale.
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.
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