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Minor Scales
The minor scale is the most common scale used to compose music after the major scale. It is comprised of seven tones, eight with the first tone repeated at the end. The pattern of whole steps and half steps that form a minor scale is: whole, half, whole whole, half, whole, whole. Playing this pattern from any given note will result in a natural minor scale. Sharping, or raising the seventh tone a half step, will result in a harmonic minor scale. The harmonic minor scale, though a variation of the natural minor scale, is the more used version of the scale.
Natural Minor Scales
C = C - D - Eb - F - G - Ab - Bb - C
D = D - E - F - G - A - Bb - C - D
E = E - F# - G - A - B - C - D - E
F = F - G - Ab - Bb - C - Db - Eb - F
G = G - A - Bb - C - D - Eb - F - G
A = A - B - C - D - E - F - G - A
B = B - C# - D - E - F# - G - A - B
C# = C# - D# - E - F# - G# - A - B - C#
Eb = Eb - F - Gb - Ab - Bb - Cb - Db - Eb
F# = F# - G# - A - B - C# - D - E - F#
G# = G# - A# - B - C# - D# - E - F# - G#
Bb = Bb - C - Db - Eb - F - Gb - Ab - Bb
Harmonic Minor Scales
C = C - D - Eb - F - G - Ab - B - C
D = D - E - F - G - A - Bb - C# - D
E = E - F# - G - A - B - C - D - E
F = F - G - Ab - Bb - C - Db - E - F
G = G - A - Bb - C - D - Eb - F# - G
A = A - B - C - D - E - F - G# - A
B = B - C# - D - E - F# - G - A# - B
C# = C# - D# - E - F# - G# - A - B# - C#
Eb = Eb - F - Gb - Ab - Bb - Cb - D - Eb
F# = F# - G# - A - B - C# - D - E# - F#
G# = G# - A# - B - C# - D# - E - FX - G#
Bb = Bb - C - Db - Eb - F - Gb - A - Bb
Note: "X" means "Double Sharp" or two half steps higher than the given note.
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