Major & minor
C natural minor scale · also called the Aeolian mode
The standard minor scale — sad, serious or dramatic.
Its relative major is E♭ major — same notes, different home note. See all the chords in the key of C minor.
- Notes
- CDE♭FGA♭B♭
- Formula
- 12♭345♭6♭7
- Steps
- WHWWHWW
How to play the C natural minor scale
On guitar
e|----------------------------------------------10-11-13-| B|-------------------------------------9--11-13----------| G|----------------------------8--10-12-------------------| D|-------------------8--10-12----------------------------| A|----------8--10-11-------------------------------------| E|-8--10-11----------------------------------------------|
Position 1 · frets 8–13
All 7 positions with neck diagrams →On piano
Right hand: 1 2 3 1 2 3 4 5
Fingering for both hands & notation →On ukulele
A|-------------1-3-| E|-------1---------| C|-0-2-3-----------| G|---------0-1-----|
Position 1 · frets 0–3
All 7 positions with neck diagrams →Chords in the C natural minor scale
Stack every other note of the scale to build a chord on each degree.
Sounds great over
