The pattern for natural minor is W-H-W-W-H-W-W Harmonic and melodic minor Natural minor is the unaltered form of minor which is rarely used in music, for a reason that will become evident when learning harmonic minor. There are three types of minor scales: natural, harmonic, and melodic. The pattern for the major scale is W-W-H-W-W-W-H, where W=whole and H=half. Like the chromatic scale, there is a scale made up of entirely whole steps called a whole-tone scale.Įvery scale is made up of a pattern of whole steps and half steps that can be applied to every key. A whole step up from “C” is “D”, and a whole step down from “C” is “B-flat”. The chromatic scale perfectly demonstrates how half steps work, because it is made up of entirely half step.Ī whole step is a note two half steps away from the original note.
A half step down from “C” is “B”, because it is the next key to the left of “C”. If the starting note is “C”, a half step up is “C#”, because it is the next key to the right.
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