Minor Scale

I have written before about the major scale. Another basic theory that you must know is the counterpart of the major scale which is the minor scale.

The minor scale is another one of the diatonic scales (a scale with 7 intervals on an octave) which has the following pattern based on the range of the interval:

whole:half:whole:whole:half:whole:whole

Check on my previous post on whole and half intervals.

Now the example:

If you play on a C scale, then the notes on a minor scale are C-D-Eb-F-G-Ab-B-C. On a piano, these notes would be all “white” notes except 2 notes which is the 3rd and the 6th note. These notes are "black" notes. If you play it on a D scale, then lower the 3rd and 6th note by half compared to the major scale note. So, if the major scale notes on D are D-E-F#-G-A-B-C#-D , then for the minor notes you have D-E-F-G-A-Bb-C#-D.

On a guitar the same counting method as the major scale except a different pattern of course. For a whole interval you should skip one fret and for a half interval you should play on the adjecent fret of the current note.

Hope this blog can explain and helps you a little but about the minor scale.