Lesson 4: The Minor Scale
Prerequesite: Lesson 2
The Minor Scale
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As we've discussed in lesson 2, scales are derived based on a pattern and a root note. *The Minor Scale works just the way Major Scales do. *Remember, to create the major scale- we used C, and create C, D, E, F, G, A, B.
To create a minor scale, we use our root note to begin.
The 2nd note is 2 half steps from the root. *
The 3rd note is 1 half step from the 2nd. *(note: this is different from the major scale where there were 2 half steps from the 2nd. *Thus we get the terms a minor third or a major third)
The 4th note is 2 half steps from the 3rd
The 5th note is 2 half steps from the 4th
The 6th note is 1 half step from the 5th
The 7th note is 2 half steps from the 6th
The 8th note is 2 half steps from the 7th, and it's just the root note again.
So the A Minor scale is: A, B, C, D, E, F, G, A
And just like the major scale, this pattern works for every key
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Class dismissed! *
