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Minor Scales


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The following scales are natural minor scales played on a c-diatonic harmonica.

For the exact notes in each of the scales please refer to the scalefinder .


The natural minor scale is constructed in the following order of whole (w) and half (h) steps.
w-h-w-w-h-w-w

in the key of C this becomes: C D Eb F G Ab Bb C

 

Playlist of all scales

C minor scale, first position
G minor scale, second position
D minor scale, third position
A minor scale, fourth position
E minor scale, fifth position
B minor scale, sixth position
F# minor scale, seventh position
C# minor scale, eighth position
Ab minor scale, ninth position
Eb minor scale, tenth position
Bb minor scale, eleventh position
F minor scale, twelfth position

second octave:

C minor scale, first position
G minor scale, second position
D minor scale, third position
A minor scale, fourth position
E minor scale, fifth position
B minor scale, sixth position
F# minor scale, seventh position
C# minor scale, eighth position
Ab minor scale, ninth position
Eb minor scale, tenth position
Bb minor scale, eleventh position
F minor scale, twelfth position

third octave:

C minor scale, first position

User Contributed Notes
 
02-09-2010 11:42
Motivated by listening to Lionel Ritchie's "Hello" I dug my harps out (about 8 years dormant) and tried to find the right key. I have one Natural minor harp [Lee Oskar Am(N)] and this one seems to do it. Having a little difficulty with an occassional note, I wanted to be sure of the actual notes used in this harp scale. Took me ages, and I'm not 100% sure I have the answer yet.

Then I found your website. I have not really explored it yet, but I am mightily impressed. Your website may cause me to take up the harp again.

Thank you in anticipation of future music.

03-04-2008 13:11
Purchase a minor scale? But it is already yours. You can sing it while you walk down the street and there will be no lawyers trying to claim copyright.
03-04-2008 04:37
would like to purchase the whole minor scalewhere do i go
02-04-2007 01:14
In general all the scales that have rootnotes that are played as an overblow or bent note are difficult because of the difficulty in starting on the right pitch. Once you have the right starting pitch you will be okay.
Especially difficult are the Eb minor scales. The lower one because of the hole 1 overblow that it starts on. The higher one because the transition between the hole 8 bent note and the hole 7 overdraw is a difficult one to play fluently.
01-04-2007 23:44
Impressive. Is there a particularly difficult one?
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