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Natural Minor Scale Construction

Learn the formula behind every minor scale and see how it works in C Minor.

Formula: 
W = Whole Step • H = Half Step
W  –  H  –  W  –  W  –  H  –  W  –  W
1 -  2  -  b3  -  4  -  5  -  b6  -  b7  -  8

Try It on Your
Saxophone​

See It in C Minor:

C – D – Eb – F – G – Ab – Bb – C
1 – 2 – b3 – 4 – 5 – b6 – b7 – 8

Choose your saxophone and select a note to see the fingering, notation, and hear the pitch.
Fingering
Written Note
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C

​Want to understand intervals? Why is C the 1, E the 3, and G the 5?

Learn how intervals connect scales, chords, and improvisation inside the course.

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