A minor

{{Short description|Minor musical scale based on the note A}}

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{{other uses|Minor (disambiguation)}}{{More citations needed|date=May 2025}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2025}}{{Infobox musical scale

| name = A minor
{ \magnifyStaff #3/2 \omit Score.TimeSignature \key a \minor s2 \clef F \key a \minor s }

| relative = C major

| parallel = A major

| dominant = E minor

| subdominant = D minor

| first_pitch = A

| second_pitch = B

| third_pitch = C

| fourth_pitch = D

| fifth_pitch = E

| sixth_pitch = F

| seventh_pitch = G

}}

A minor is a minor scale based on A, B, C, D, E, F, and G.{{Cite web |title=A Minor Scale |url=https://pulse.berklee.edu/scales/a-minor-scale.html |access-date=2025-05-19 |website=Berklee Pulse}} Its key signature has no flats or sharps. Its relative major is C major and its parallel major is A major.

The A natural minor scale is:

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\header { tagline = ##f }

scale = \relative a { \key a \minor \omit Score.TimeSignature

a'^"A natural minor scale" b c d e f g a g f e d c b a2 \clef F \key a \minor }

\score { { << \cadenzaOn \scale \context NoteNames \scale >> } \layout { } \midi { } }

}}

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

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\header { tagline = ##f }

scale = \relative a { \key a \minor \omit Score.TimeSignature

a'^"A harmonic minor scale" b c d e f gis a gis! f e d c b a2 \clef F \key a \minor }

\score { { << \cadenzaOn \scale \context NoteNames \scale >> } \layout { } \midi { } }

}}

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\header { tagline = ##f }

scale = \relative a { \key a \minor \omit Score.TimeSignature

a'^"A melodic minor scale (ascending and descending)" b c d e fis gis a g? f? e d c b a2 \clef F \key a \minor }

\score { { << \cadenzaOn \scale \context NoteNames \scale >> } \layout { } \midi { } }

}}