There’s More to Playing the Piano


Chapter 23 - Minor Scales

Minor scales come in three forms – natural, harmonic and melodic. The natural minor scale is formed simply by writing out the scale with the correct minor key signature (see Chapter 13). Example – C natural minor. The harmonic minor scale has a sharpened 7th. This scale is derived from composers’ wanting to use a major chord as the dominant chord for example, E major in the key of A minor (see Chapter 14). Example – A harmonic minor Example – G#...

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