12/18/2017 JAZCLASS - Natural minor scale (or Aeolian mode) in all Keys

Jazz Scales
NATURAL MINOR SCALE
(or 'Aeolian mode')
Description
C | C# | D | Eb | E | F | F# | G | G# | A | Bb | B

SCALES CHORDS
major triad chords
pentatonic 7th chord qualities
minor scale-tone chords
pentatonic IIm7 - V7 - Imaj7
blues scale progression
major scale IIø - V7 - Imin
natural minor progression
harmonic
minor Key signatures
melodic
minor

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Description of the Natural minor scale

A natural minor scale consists of 7 different notes.
The intervals from note to note are :

tone - semitone - tone - tone - semitone - tone - tone

The scale can also be described as two tetrachords separated by one whole tone.

one minor tetrachord : tone - semitone - tone

one Phrygian tetrachord : semitone - tone - tone

The two tetrachords for the C natural minor scale are :

(minor tetrachord) C - D - Eb - F <-- tone --> G - Ab - Bb - C (Phrygian

tetrachord)

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Audio 1

The key signature for the natural minor scale is the same as its related major scale with
its tonic note 3 semitones above.

For example the C natural minor scale is related to the Eb major scale, and shares that
scale's key signature (3 flats).

Audio 2

The natural minor scale or Aeolian mode is a mode of the major scale with its tonic
note 3 semitones higher. The notes in each scale are the same, but their musical focal
centre (tonal centres) are different Eb for one C for the other). This makes them
sound distinctly different.
Both scales use the same key signature.
Eb major scale = Eb - F - G - Ab - Bb - C - D - Eb
C natural minor = C - D - Eb - F - G - Ab - Bb - C

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Here are the natural minor scales in all 12 keys listed in Circle of Fifths order.

1. C natural minor scale - Key signature : 3 flats

C - D - Eb - F - G - Ab - Bb - C

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2. G natural minor scale - Key signature : 2 flats

G - A - Bb - C - D - Eb - F - G

3. D natural minor scale - Key signature : 1 flat (Down - Up - Top)

D - E - F - G - A - Bb - C - D

4. A natural minor scale - Key signature : No flats or sharps

A-B-C-D-E-F-G-A

5. E natural minor scale - Key signature : 1 sharp

E - F# - G - A - B - C - D - E

6. B natural minor scale - Key signature : 2 sharps (Down - Up - Top)

B - C# - D - E - F# - G - A - B

7. F# natural minor scale - Key signature : 3 sharps

F# - G# - A - B - C# - D - E - F#

8. C# natural minor scale - Key signature : 4 sharps

C# - D# - E - F# - G# - A - B - C#

9. G# natural minor scale - Key signature : 5 sharps (Down - Up - Top)

G# - A# - B - C# - D# - E - F# - G#

10. Eb natural minor scale - Key signature : 6 flats

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Eb - F - Gb - Ab - Bb - Cb - Db - Eb

11. Bb natural minor scale - Key signature : 5 flats

Bb - C - Db - Eb - F - Gb - Ab - Bb

12. F natural minor scale - Key signature : 4 flats (Up - Top)

F - G - Ab - Bb - C - Db - Eb - F

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