Natural Minor scale
Natural Minor flattens the third, sixth and seventh of the major scale, and its seven pitches are identical to those of the major scale rooted on its own flat third. Church-mode terminology calls it Aeolian.
- Used for
- Ballads, cinematic themes and emotional rock and pop.
- Formula
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Steps W H W W H W W Semitones 2-1-2-2-1-2-2 Degrees 1 2 ♭3 4 5 ♭6 ♭7 - Also called
- Melodic Minor Descending, Asavari, and Natabhairavi.
Natural Minor in all 12 keys
Pick a key to see it on the piano, or jump straight to the guitar view.
- C C Natural Minor scale piano guitar
- D flat Db Natural Minor scale piano guitar
- D D Natural Minor scale piano guitar
- E flat Eb Natural Minor scale piano guitar
- E E Natural Minor scale piano guitar
- F F Natural Minor scale piano guitar
- G flat Gb Natural Minor scale piano guitar
- G G Natural Minor scale piano guitar
- A flat Ab Natural Minor scale piano guitar
- A A Natural Minor scale piano guitar
- B flat Bb Natural Minor scale piano guitar
- B B Natural Minor scale piano guitar
