Expanded Chart of Minor Scales
by Jay SkylerGuitar Theory: Songwriting and Improvisation
MINOR SCALES WITH A FLAT SEVENTH |
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Natural Minor |
Aeolian Mode, Minor, Pure Minor |
Essential (Memorize) |
1 2 |
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Blues |
Minor Blues |
Essential (Memorize) |
1 |
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Dorian Minor |
Dorian Mode |
Minor with a Natural 6 |
1 2 |
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Spanish Minor |
Phrygian Mode |
Minor with a b2 |
1 b2 |
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Hexatonic Minor |
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Minor no 6 at all |
1 2 |
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Pentatonic Minor |
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Notes Common to the scales above. |
1 |
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MINOR SCALES WITH A NATURAL SEVENTH |
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Harmonic Minor |
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Minor with a Natural 7 |
1 2 |
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Jazz Minor |
Ascending Melodic Minor |
Major with a b3 |
1 2 b3 4 5 6 7 |
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MINOR SCALES WITH A FLAT SEVENTH |
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Common Name: |
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Way to Remember: |
Spelling: |
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Natural Minor |
Aeolian Mode, Minor, Pure Minor |
Essential (Memorize) |
1 2 |
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Blues |
Minor Blues |
Essential (Memorize) |
1 |
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Dorian Minor |
Dorian Mode |
Minor with a Natural 6 |
1 2 |
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Spanish Minor |
Phrygian Mode |
Minor with a b2 |
1 b2 |
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Hexatonic Minor |
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Minor no 6 at all |
1 2 |
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Pentatonic Minor |
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Notes Common to the scales above. |
1 |
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Bebop Minor 1 |
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Dorian Minor with a b3 and a ♮3rd |
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Bebop Minor 2 |
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Dorian Minor with a 6 and a b6 |
1 2 |
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Harmonic Minor |
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Minor with a Natural 7 |
1 2 |
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Jazz Minor |
Ascending Melodic Minor |
Major with a b3 |
1 2 b3 4 5 6 7 |
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Neapolitan Minor |
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Spanish Minor with a ♮7 |
1 b2 b3 4 5 b6 7 |
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