A Minor Scale — Piano
A minor scale (Natural Minor) on piano: notes A, B, C, D, E, F, G — free scale chart, no sign-up. The relative minor of the major scale, built from the same notes starting on the 6th degree — the default minor sound in rock, pop, and folk.
Piano, C3 to C5. Notes in this scale, low to high: C3 (flat 3), D3 (4), E3 (5), F3 (flat 6), G3 (flat 7), A3 (root), B3 (2), C4 (flat 3), D4 (4), E4 (5), F4 (flat 6), G4 (flat 7), A4 (root), B4 (2), C5 (flat 3).
Notes in the A minor scale
The A minor scale — also called A natural minor, or the A Aeolian mode — contains 7 notes: A, B, C, D, E, F, G. Its scale degrees are R · 2 · b3 · 4 · 5 · b6 · b7.
| Degree | Note |
|---|---|
| R | A |
| 2 | B |
| b3 | C |
| 4 | D |
| 5 | E |
| b6 | F |
| b7 | G |
A natural minor (aeolian) on piano
Open this scale in ScaleSpace to see every one of those notes mapped across the keyboard, with the roots marked and each note labelled by name or scale degree. You can hear any note, overlay a second scale to see which notes the two share, and export a printable PDF.