2. Minor Scales Up to four sharps and four flats

3. Every major scale has a relative minor scale that has the same key signature. The relative minor is three semitones and a skipped letter name below the major. E CC The relative minor of E major is C  minor. It is not D  major because there must be a skipped alphabet letter between the name of the major and its relative minor.

4. In the harmonic minor scale, the seventh note is raised a semitone. This requires the addition of an accidental which is not in the key signature. Here is the scale of D harmonic minor: raised 7 th Same key signature as F major

5. In the melodic minor scale, the sixth and seventh notes are raised a semitone in the ascending scale and lowered a semitone in the descending scale. Here is the scale of D melodic minor: Same key signature as F major raised 6 th raised 7 th lowered 7 th lowered 6 th Note that the descending melodic scale is the same as the natural minor. Natural minor scale going down

6. When writing minor scales with accidentals, only use naturals when they are necessary to cancel a flat or a sharp: WRITE IT RIGHT! necessary natural since it must cancel the previous F sharp unnecessary natural since there is no key signature

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