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There are three types of minor scales: the natural minor, the harmonic minor, and the melodic minor. If you know your major scales, then you already know your natural minor scales. And if you know your natural minor scales, then you are one note away from knowing your harmonic scale. And the melodic scale is… Continue reading A minor note about scales
Learning natural minor scales is easier than you think. Really! There is a very natural way to learn them. The easiest way to learn minor scales is to learn your major scales. That’s right, learn your major scales very well. Once you do this, you are playing your minor scales too. How can that be?… Continue reading Learning natural minor scales
C major scale: C D E F G A B. Seven notes makes it a heptonic scale. There are other heptonic scales that are not major scales. The pitch steps in a major scale from the tonic is whole step, whole step, half step, whole step, whole step, whole step, then half step. (whole whole half,… Continue reading Major scales