Building a minor scale will be much like building a major scale. The only difference between the two is the different patterns of whole steps and half steps between the notes. The natural minor scale is a solemn scale of 8 notes that have the following pattern of whole steps (W) and half steps (H) between the notes…
The numbers 1 – 8 will eventually represent the letters of the notes that belong in the scale. For example, in the C minor scale, C will replace the number “1” because it’s the beginning note.
All natural minor scales
C D Eb F G Ab Bb C
C# D# E F# G# A B C#
D E F G A Bb C D
D# E# F# G# A# B C# D#
Eb F Gb Ab Bb Cb Db Eb
E F# G A B C D E
F G Ab Bb C Db Eb F
F# G# A B C# D E F#
G A Bb C D Eb F G
G# A# B C# D# E F# G#
A B C D E F G A
Bb C Db Eb F Gb Ab Bb
B C# D E F# G A B
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