Minors

Minor Scales

            Minor scales can be described  Aeolian mode of the major scales. There are three kinds of minor scales which are Natural, Harmonic and Melodic minor scales.  Natural scales are diatonic scales but Harmonic and Melodic scales are nondiatonic scales. Natural minors are consist of whole and half steps. The pattern of minor scales is WHWWHWW.

                                                                                                                                  Ex.6

           

            Harmonic minors difference from natural minors is requirement of the tension between leading tone and tonic. Thus leading tone has a half step above uppered.

           

                                                                                                                                  Ex.7

           

            Melodic minors differences from natural minors are sixth and seventh degrees are rised a half step when going upwards. All the degrees are same with natural minor scales when they are going to backwards.

                                                                                                                                  Ex.8

Relative Minors

            The minor scales are in a relative with major scales. Major scales key signatures are same with relevant minors key signatures. Relative major is a minor third below the tonic of the minor. For example C majors relevant minor as  A minor.