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The <u>'''natural minor scale</u> ''' is basically exactly the same as the major scale, except the major 3rd, major 6th, and major 7th are all flattened to flatted, giving us minor 3rd, minor 6th, and minor 7thintervals from tonic. This changes the whole-half pattern as follows:
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! Major
| || x 2 || || x 3 || x 4 || || x 5 || || x 6 || || x7
|-
! Minor
| || x 2 || x 3 || || x 4 || || x 5 || x 6 || || x 7 ||
|}
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If you observed astutely, the whole-half pattern of major and minor is exactly the same; it just starts on a different note:
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
A B C D E F G A
When two keys share the exact same set of notes, they are called <u>'''relative keys</u>'''. For any major key, there is a relative minor and vice versa. A Minor is the relative minor of C Major.
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And let's redo our bigger progression from C Major, except using the minor tonality:
Am C F B{{dim}} Bdim C F B{{dim}} Bdim Em Am i III VI ii iio III VI ii{{dim}} iio v i
E-0-------------|-0---1---1------|-0---1---1----0-|-0----------
B-1-------------|-1---1---3------|-1---1---3----0-|-1----------
== Homework ==
* Know that the minor scale consists of a tonic note and the M2, m3, P4, P5, m6, and m7 above.
* Know that the minor scale has its 3rd, 6th, and 7th flatted in comparison to the major scale.
* Know that the whole-half pattern of the minor scale is w-h-w-w-h-w-w.
* Know that the minor scale has the same pattern of notes as the major scale but begins of the 6th note of the major scale.
* Know that 2 keys with the same notes but different tonic notes are relative keys.
* Practice the A minor scale in open position, both one octave and all available notes
* Know the diatonic chords of the minor scale: i, ii{{dim}}, III, iv, v, VI, VII.
* Know that the minor scale lacks the M7 leading tone that the major scale uses, diminishing the strength of dominant-tonic resolutions in harmony.
* Practice the above chord progressions, listening for the differences between the minor and major tonalities.
== Q & A ==