Scales ยป A Minor

Construction

Also known as Aeolian; this is the sixth degree of the diatonic scale. This Minor scale is constructed by starting with the root note of A and following a the sequence of steps: W H W W H W W. The 'W' (whole step) means to skip a note, and the 'H' (half step), means to pick the very next note. The final step in the sequence will always end at the root note (one octave higher).
Here is this process represented visually:
ABbBCC#DD#EFF#GG#AWHWWHWW

Primary Triads

AmTonic
BdimSupertonic
CMediant
DmSubdominant
EmDominant
FSubmediant
GSubtonic

All Chords By Type

Chords that are compatible with this scale.

Chord TypeChords
7th Suspended Four Flat 9thE7sus4b9
7th Suspended FourthG7sus, E7sus, D7sus, A7sus
7th Suspended SecondG7sus2, D7sus2, A7sus2
Added 9thGadd9, Fadd9, Cadd9
DiminishedBdim
Dominant 6thG7(6)
Dominant 7thG7
Dominant 9thG9
Dominant EleventhG11
Dominant ThirteenthG13
Half-Diminished 7thBm7(b5)
MajorG, F, C
Major 2ndG2, F2, C2
Major 6thGM6, FM6, CM6
Major 7thFM7, CM7
Major 7th Flat FifthFMaj7b5
Major 9thFM9, CM9
Major 9th Flat FifthFMaj9b5
Major Added 11thGadd11, Cadd11
Major EleventhCM11
Major ThirteenthCM13
MinorEm, Dm, Am
Minor 2ndDm2, Am2
Minor 6thDm6
Minor 7thEm7, Dm7, Am7
Minor 7th Flat ThirteenthEm7b13, Am7b13
Minor 9thDm9, Am9
Minor Added 11thEmadd11, Dmadd11, Amadd11
Minor Added 9thDmadd9, Amadd9
Minor EleventhDm11, Am11
Minor Eleventh Flat NineEm11b9
Minor Six-NineDm6/9
Minor ThirteenthDm13
PowerchordG5, F5, E5, D5, C5, A5
Six-NineG6/9, F6/9, C6/9
Suspended FourthGsus, Esus, Dsus, Csus, Asus
Suspended SecondGsus2, Fsus2, Dsus2, Csus2, Asus2

Related Items

Triads Charts
Printable list of charts of all
A Minor Triads
Extended Chords Charts
Printable list of charts of all
A Minor Extended Chords
Scale Charts
Printable list of scale charts for in this scale and tuning.
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