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Minor Scales

Scales

A Scale is just some subset of the 12 notes in an octave. A Diatonic Scale is one particular scale which has a subset of 7 of the 12 notes, with the result being the Major Scale.

Minor Scales

A minor scale is any scale derived from the Major scale but with a♭3.

So there are 7 scale degrees you can potentially modify – these are each listed below:

Using the above rules, we can create a number of different minor scales. Some of the most common ones are listed below:

Scale NameDerived FromScale DegreesFrom CChord
C Melodic MinorI Melodic Minor1 2 ♭3 4 5 6 7C D E♭ F G A BCmMaj7
C DorianII Major1 2 ♭3 4 5 6 ♭7C D E♭ F G A B♭Cm7
C Harmonic MinorI Harmonic Minor1 2 ♭3 4 5 ♭6 7C D E♭ F G A♭ BCmMaj7
C AeolianVI Major1 2 ♭3 4 5 b6 ♭7C D E♭ F G A♭ B♭Cm7
C Dorian ♭2II Melodic Minor1 ♭2 ♭3 4 5 6 ♭7C D♭ E♭ F G A B♭Cm7
Dorian #4IV Harmonic Minor1 2 ♭3 #4 5 6 ♭7C D E♭ F# G A B♭Cm7
C PhrygianIII Major1 ♭2 ♭3 4 5 ♭6 ♭7C D♭ E♭ F G A♭ B♭Cm7
C Half-diminishedVI Melodic Minor1 2 ♭3 4 ♭5 ♭6 ♭7C D E♭ F G♭ A♭ B♭Cø7
Locrian #6II Harmonic Minor1 ♭2 ♭3 4 ♭5 6 ♭7C D♭ E♭ F G♭ A B♭Cø7
C LocrianVII Major1 ♭2 ♭3 4 ♭5 ♭6 ♭7C D♭ E♭ F G♭ A♭ B♭Cø7
??????1 ♭2 ♭3 #4 #5 #6 7C D E♭ F# G# A# BCmMaj7#5

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