Scales again.

[Megan]

Does G Minor have an F sharp ?


Thanks.

[Chris]

The G natural minor scale does not, but the harmonic minor and melodic minor scales do (melodic only on the way up).

[Megan]

The G natural minor scale does not, but the harmonic minor and melodic minor scales do (melodic only on the way up).

Thank you Chris, I've been doing the harmonic minor. I need to do a bit of homework again on how to work out the minor and major scales.

[Symphony7]

It's over three decades since I studied music theory (grade 6), so all I remember is that A minor is the relative to C major, and I know nothing about harmonic and melodic minors.

[Megan]

Thanks, Symphony7, I have now a book , The AB guide to Music Theory to get my head round.

[Sorrano]

The f is generally written in as sharp in a g-minor composition. It is the "leading tone" in the scale, that leads back to the home key of g. It is raised to keep the 1/2 step relationship between the two keys so that it naturally leads back to the g.

[Peter]

The f is generally written in as sharp in a g-minor composition. It is the "leading tone" in the scale, that leads back to the home key of g. It is raised to keep the 1/2 step relationship between the two keys so that it naturally leads back to the g.

Except in the descending melodic minor which is very common.