There are other scales, such as the Dorian mode (1-2-b3-4-5-6-b7), but the minor pentatonic and natural minor are the ones we usually learn first. By contrast, the harmonic minor has a unique ...

Every player is aware of the minor pentatonic, but not everyone knows how to make the most of it. These examples – in the style of some prolific pentatonic players – will help you master the shape eve ...

exploring how to construct and use the most fundamental type of minor scale - the natural minor scale - and its more inscrutable cousin, the harmonic minor scale. The third variation, the melodic ...

These chords are created by building triads on the first, fourth and fifth scale degrees of any major or harmonic minor scale. Here are the triads built on each scale degree from the key of C major: ...

With the intermediate status, one has learned some basic chords and strum patterns so those initial thrills are gone, and now ...

Here’s how it works. The melodic minors should really be the name of every junior school choir, but in actual fact, the melodic minor scale is like an eccentric cousin of the natural and harmonic ...

Harmonic minor keys are used when writing chords. There is another version of the minor key known as the melodic minor. This is used when writing a melody. Each key signature has two possible keys.