Guitar UpscaleA Natural Minor scale on guitar
The A Natural Minor scale has 7 notes: A B C D E F G.
| Notes | A B C D E F G |
|---|---|
| Formula | 1 2 b3 4 5 b6 b7 |
| Steps | W H W W H W W (W whole step, H half step) |
Play the A Natural Minor scale on the fretboard in Guitar Upscale
About the Natural Minor scale
The natural minor scale is the sound of most sad, dark and serious songs in rock, pop and classical music. More about the Natural Minor scale.
Notes of the A Natural Minor scale
| Degree | Interval | Note |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Root | A |
| 2 | Major 2nd | B |
| b3 | Minor 3rd | C |
| 4 | Perfect 4th | D |
| 5 | Perfect 5th | E |
| b6 | Minor 6th | F |
| b7 | Minor 7th | G |
Chords in the A Natural Minor scale
Stack every other note of the scale and you get one chord on each note. These chords sound at home with the scale, so they make good progressions.
| Degree | Triad | Seventh chord |
|---|---|---|
| i | Am | Am7 |
| ii° | Bdim | Bm7b5 |
| bIII | C | Cmaj7 |
| iv | Dm | Dm7 |
| v | Em | Em7 |
| bVI | F | Fmaj7 |
| bVII | G | G7 |
Same notes, another starting note
Start the A Natural Minor scale on another of its notes and you get these scales:
- From degree 2 (B): B Locrian Mode
- From degree b3 (C): C Major Scale
- From degree 4 (D): D Dorian Mode
- From degree 5 (E): E Phrygian Mode
- From degree b6 (F): F Lydian Mode
- From degree b7 (G): G Mixolydian Mode