About the A Jazz Minor b5 scale
A Jazz Minor b5 is used for jazz and film music that wants an unstable minor. Think of it as a melodic minor with the fifth lowered, off balance and modern.
Its notes are A, B, C, D, E♭, F♯, and G♯. The formula is W H W H 1½ W H.
Also called Jeths' Mode and Melodic Minor ♭5.
A Jazz Minor ♭5 uses three black keys on the piano, E♭, F♯, and G♯. Ascending through the key, four white keys fall in a row.
Notes and intervals
| 1 | AA | Root |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | BB | Major 2nd |
| 3 | CC | Minor 3rd |
| 4 | DD | Perfect 4th |
| 5 | EbE♭ | Diminished 5th |
| 6 | F#F♯ | Major 6th |
| 7 | G#G♯ | Major 7th |
| Steps | W H W H 1½ W H |
|---|---|
| Semitones | 2-1-2-1-3-2-1 |
| Degrees | 1 2 ♭3 4 ♭5 6 7 |
Fingering
Suggested fingering, follows standard fingering rules
| Hand | A | B | C | D | E flat | F sharp | G sharp | A |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Right hand | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| Left hand | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
Shapes
Chromatic
Circle of Fifths
Related scales
Jazz Minor b5 in other keys
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