Building harmonic minor scales grade 3

Описание: Natural Minor

A natural minor scale shares its key signature with its relative major.
Example:
• A minor is the relative minor of C major → no sharps or flats.
• E minor is the relative minor of G major → one sharp (F♯).

Harmonic Minor

To form a harmonic minor, you take the natural minor and raise the 7th scale degree by a half-step.

Example in A minor:
A B C D E F G → natural minor
Raise the G → G♯
A B C D E F G♯ → harmonic minor

This raised 7th gives the dominant chord a stronger pull back to the tonic.