A Minor Scale
A – B – C – D – E – F – G – A are the notes of the A minor scale.
Notes of the A Minor Scale on a piano keyboard and in ascending order on a staff:
A Minor Key Signature
The key signature of A minor scale has no sharp or flat. All notes in the A minor scale are natural notes.
A minor scale is the relative minor of C major scale. A minor and C major scales have the same key signature.
A Minor Diatonic Chords
These are the seven minor scale diatonic chords that come from the A minor scale.
i – A C E (A minor chord)
iiº – B D F (B diminished chord)
III – C E G (C major chord)
iv – D F A (D minor chord)
v – E G B (E minor chord)
VI – F A C (F major chord)
VII– G B D (G major chord)
These are the harmonic chords that are diatonic to the A minor key.
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