C Natural Minor Scale
4-string bass · Aeolian · 7 notes · minor family
Notes
C
D
E♭
F
G
A♭
B♭
Solfège : Do – Ré – Mi♭ – Fa – Sol – La♭ – Si♭
Interval Structure
C
T
D
½T
E♭
T
F
T
G
½T
A♭
T
B♭
→
C+oct.
T
Scale Chords (triads)
| Degree | Chord (in C) | Quality |
|---|---|---|
| i | Cm | minor |
| ii° | D° | diminished |
| III | E♭ | Major |
| iv | Fm | minor |
| v | Gm | minor |
| VI | A♭ | Major |
| VII | B♭ | Major |
About this scale
The natural minor scale (Aeolian mode) is the reference minor scale. Darker and more expressive than the major, it appears constantly in rock, melancholic pop, metal, and jazz. Bass lines in natural minor perfectly underscore the emotional weight of the key.
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