Start again at C Major - it's easier, because it contains no sharps or flats. To find out its relative Minor (ie the Minor scale with no Sharps or flats) Count BACK 3. (to keep it short, instead of writing (for example) C major's relative Minor = I'll just write C Major = A Minor etc)
Starting with #s
C Major = A Minor (C B A) = 0#
G Major = E Minor (G F E) = 1#
D Major = B Minor (D C B) = 2#
A Major = F# Minor (A G F#) = 3#
E Major = C# Minor (E D C#) = 4#
B Major = G# Minor (B A G#) = 5#
F# Major = D# Minor (F# E D#) = 6#
Notice how the last 4 minors (F# C# G# D#) are in the order that the sharps would be in a piece. Remember the ditty:
Order of Sharps:
Father Charles Goes Down And Ends Battle
Now for the relative Minors (bs)
F Major = D Minor (F E D) = 1b
Bb Major = G Minor (Bb A G) = 2b
Eb Major = C Minor (Eb D C) = 3b
Ab Major = F Minor (Ab G F) =4b
Db Major = Bb Minor (Db C Bb) = 5b
Gb Major = Eb Minor (Gb F Eb) = 6b
Order of Flats:
Battle Ends And Down Goes Charles Father
Don't forget with Minor Scales you have Melodic and Harmonic
Melodic Scales - raise the 6th and 7th Notes when ASCENDING
And flatten them when DESCENDING
e.g.
A Minor Melodic ascending: A B C D E F# G# A
A Minor Melodic descending: A G F E D C B A
Harmonic Scales raise the 7th note when ASCENDING and keep it raised when DESCENDING
e.g.
A Minor Harmonic ascending: A B C D E F G# A
A Minor Harmonic descending: A G# F E D C B A
D# Minor Melodic would be:
D# E# F# G# A# B# Cx D# - ascending
D# C# B A# G# F# E# D# - descending
Cx = C double sharp! The enharmonic of Cx = D, but you can't have 2 of the same notes in a scale (D and D#) therefore the C# has to be sharpened again thus making it a double sharp.
D# Minor Harmonic would be:
D# E# F# G# A# B Cx D# - ascending
D# Cx B A# G# F# E# D# - descending
Eb Minor Melodic
Eb F Gb Ab Bb C D Eb - ascending
Eb Db Cb Bb Ab Gb F Eb - descending
Eb Minor Harmonic
Eb F Gb Ab Bb Cb D Eb - ascending
Eb D Cb Bb Ab Gb F Eb - descending
Starting with #s
C Major = A Minor (C B A) = 0#
G Major = E Minor (G F E) = 1#
D Major = B Minor (D C B) = 2#
A Major = F# Minor (A G F#) = 3#
E Major = C# Minor (E D C#) = 4#
B Major = G# Minor (B A G#) = 5#
F# Major = D# Minor (F# E D#) = 6#
Notice how the last 4 minors (F# C# G# D#) are in the order that the sharps would be in a piece. Remember the ditty:
Order of Sharps:
Father Charles Goes Down And Ends Battle
Now for the relative Minors (bs)
F Major = D Minor (F E D) = 1b
Bb Major = G Minor (Bb A G) = 2b
Eb Major = C Minor (Eb D C) = 3b
Ab Major = F Minor (Ab G F) =4b
Db Major = Bb Minor (Db C Bb) = 5b
Gb Major = Eb Minor (Gb F Eb) = 6b
Order of Flats:
Battle Ends And Down Goes Charles Father
Don't forget with Minor Scales you have Melodic and Harmonic
Melodic Scales - raise the 6th and 7th Notes when ASCENDING
And flatten them when DESCENDING
e.g.
A Minor Melodic ascending: A B C D E F# G# A
A Minor Melodic descending: A G F E D C B A
Harmonic Scales raise the 7th note when ASCENDING and keep it raised when DESCENDING
e.g.
A Minor Harmonic ascending: A B C D E F G# A
A Minor Harmonic descending: A G# F E D C B A
D# Minor Melodic would be:
D# E# F# G# A# B# Cx D# - ascending
D# C# B A# G# F# E# D# - descending
Cx = C double sharp! The enharmonic of Cx = D, but you can't have 2 of the same notes in a scale (D and D#) therefore the C# has to be sharpened again thus making it a double sharp.
D# Minor Harmonic would be:
D# E# F# G# A# B Cx D# - ascending
D# Cx B A# G# F# E# D# - descending
Eb Minor Melodic
Eb F Gb Ab Bb C D Eb - ascending
Eb Db Cb Bb Ab Gb F Eb - descending
Eb Minor Harmonic
Eb F Gb Ab Bb Cb D Eb - ascending
Eb D Cb Bb Ab Gb F Eb - descending
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