![]() Melodic Minor has an unusual rule: it uses different notes depending on whether you are ascending or descending the scale. That’s opposed to the Natural (Aeolian) Scale that features a G natural, not a G#. The A Harmonic Minor Scale looks like this: For Harmonic Minor, simply raise the seventh note of the Natural Minor Scale. Here’s how to make the Harmonic and Melodic Minor Scales if we’re starting from Natural Minor (Aeolian). Harmonic and Melodic Minors are not Aeolian.Ī Note (pun intended) on Harmonic and Melodic: The Aeolian Mode is another name for the Natural Minor Scale. These are Natural Minor, Harmonic Minor, and Melodic Minor. Wait a minute, what about the other forms of Minor? Minor Scale enthusiasts know that there are three common forms of the Minor Scale. That’s it! After checking out all those other crazy modes, Ionian and Aeolian are a piece of cake. Now, if we lower the third, sixth, and seventh notes by a half step, we get C Minor, or C Aeolian: If you are trying to get to Aeolian from Ionian, simply lower the third, sixth, and seventh notes. Like with Ionian, there are no special tricks or alternations necessary! We’ll use A Minor because it’s the easiest to visualize – it uses all white keys on the piano and shares the same key signature with C Major: Using C Major, the chords in C Ionian are as follows:Īeolian is just a fancy name for the Minor Scale. If you can remember the pattern, you can make Ionian in any key! For example, there is a Whole Step between the first two notes of the Major Scale (C and D, in our example). This pattern reminds us of the order of Whole and Half steps that are between each note. Whole – Whole – Half – Whole – Whole – Whole – Half It’s easy to remember how to make a Major Scale in any key by using the following pattern: As a reminder, the Major Scale in C looks like this: ![]() ![]() There are no alternations or special tricks. ![]() Ionian is just a fancy name for our beloved Major Scale. After today, we only have one Musical Mode left before you’ve become the very best and caught them all – congrats! Ionian and Aeolian are two easy and familiar Musical Modes that you probably already know how to use! If you’ve missed our previous posts in this series, check out Dorian, Lydian, Mixolydian, and Phrygian. No, those aren’t Pokemon, I promise! (Although, if you want to make a musical Pokemon spinoff, I’m all ears!). ![]()
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