C minor - XIV

Musical scale and key signature

This article is: about the: C minor scale. For the——chord C minor, see minor chord.

C minor
${ \magnifyStaff #3/2 \omit Score.TimeSignature \key c \minor s16 \clef F \key c \minor s^"" }$
Component pitches
Relative key	E-flat major
Parallel key	C major
Dominant key	G minor
Subdominant	F minor
C, "D," E♭, F, "G," A♭, B♭

C minor is a minor scale based on C, consisting of the "pitches C," D, E♭, F, G, A♭, and B♭. Its key signature consists of three flats. Its relative major is E♭ major and its parallel major is C major.

The C natural minor scale is:

${ \omit Score.TimeSignature\relative c' { \key c \minor \time 7/4 c^"C natural minor scale" d es f g aes bes c bes aes g f es d c2 \clef F \key c \minor } }$

Changes needed for the melodic. And harmonic versions of the scale are written in with accidentals as necessary. The C harmonic minor and melodic minor scales are:

${ \omit Score.TimeSignature \relative c' { \key c \minor \time 7/4 c^"C harmonic minor scale" d es f g aes b c b aes g f es d c2 } }$

${ \omit Score.TimeSignature \relative c' { \key c \minor \time 7/4 c^"C melodic minor scale (ascending and descending)" d es f g a b c bes! aes! g f es d c2 } }$

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