A minor

A minor
Relative key C major
Parallel key A major
Dominant key E minor
Subdominant D minor
Component pitches
A, B, C, D, E, F, G

A minor is a minor scale based on A, with the pitches A, B, C, D, E, F, and G. Its key signature has no flats and no sharps. Its relative major is C major and its parallel major is A major.

The A natural minor scale is:

{ \override Score.TimeSignature #'stencil = ##f \relative c'' { \clef treble \key a \minor \time 7/4 a4^\markup "A natural minor scale" b c d e f g a g f e d c b a2 } }

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:

{ \override Score.TimeSignature #'stencil = ##f \relative c'' { \clef treble \key a \minor \time 7/4 a4^\markup "A harmonic minor scale" b c d e f gis a gis f e d c b a2 } }
{ \override Score.TimeSignature #'stencil = ##f \relative c'' { \clef treble \key a \minor \time 7/4 a4^\markup "A melodic minor scale (ascending and descending)" b c d e fis gis a g! f! e d c b a2 } }

Well-known compositions in A minor

Notable songs

Notable songs written in A minor include:

References

  1. ↑ "Hello by Lionel Ritchie; sheet music". Musicnotes.com. Retrieved 29 March 2014.
  2. ↑ "Look What You Made Me Do by Taylor Swift; sheet music". Musicnotes.com. Retrieved 27 August 2017.
  3. ↑ "Losing My Religion by R.E.M; sheet music". Musicnotes.com. 1991. Retrieved 8 April 2018.
  4. ↑ "pianoNOW "No Tears Left to Cry" Sheet Music (Piano Solo) in A Minor". Musicnotes. Retrieved April 22, 2018.
  • Media related to A minor at Wikimedia Commons
Circle of fifths
FlatsSharps
MajorminorMajorminor
0CaCa
1FdGe
2B♭gDb
3E♭cAf♯
4A♭fEc♯
5D♭b♭Bg♯
6G♭e♭F♯d♯
7C♭a♭C♯a♯
8F♭d♭G♯e♯
The table indicates the number of sharps or flats in each scale. Minor scales are written in lower case.
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