Natural Minor Scales
Harmonic Minor Scales
Melodic Minor Scales
Relative Minors
Minor Scale Characteristics
100

A minor

What is the natural minor scale of C major?

100

G♯

What is the raised 7th note in the A harmonic minor scale?

100

F♯ and G♯

What are the 6th and 7th notes of the A melodic minor scale when ascending?

100

E minor

What is the relative minor of G major?

100

Melodic minor scale

Which minor scale has a raised 6th and 7th when ascending?

200

Six flats

How many flats are in the E flat natural minor scale?

200

The 7th degree is raised by a half step

How does the harmonic minor scale differ from the natural minor scale?

200

The 6th and 7th degrees are raised by a half step

How does the melodic minor scale differ from the natural minor scale when ascending?

200

E♭ major

Which major scale shares the same key signature as C minor?

200

Natural minor scale

Which minor scale sounds the same ascending and descending?

300

F

What is the 7th degree of the G natural minor scale?

300

B

What is the 5th degree of the E harmonic minor scale?

300

G

What is the 4th note in the D melodic minor scale when ascending?

300

B minor

What is the relative minor of D major?

300

Augmented second

What is the characteristic interval of the harmonic minor scale?

400

G minor

Which minor scale has the same key signature as B flat major?

400

C, D, E♭, F, G, A♭, B, C

Name the notes in the C harmonic minor scale.

400

F, G, A♭, B♭, C, D, E, F

Name the notes in the ascending F melodic minor scale.

400

A major

Which major key shares the same key signature as F# minor?

400

Melodic minor scale

Which minor scale is often used in jazz for its unique sound?

500

D, E, F, G, A, B♭, C, D

List the notes in the D natural minor scale.

500

Augmented second

What is the interval between the 6th and 7th degrees of the harmonic minor scale?

500

Natural minor scale

In the descending form of the melodic minor scale, which scale does it revert to?

500

C minor

What is the relative minor of E♭ major?

500

Harmonic minor scale

In minor key music, which scale form is often used for cadences and strong resolution?