Natural Minor Scale

The Natural Minor scale is a 7-note scale in the common family. Also known as the Aeolian scale. The standard natural minor scale — melancholic, introspective, and deeply emotive. The most common minor sound in Western music. Heard in: Pop, rock, classical, metal — the default minor sound of Western music. Like every scale, it is defined by the semitone distances between its degrees, so the same pattern produces the scale from any starting note. Pick a tonic below to see the notes it contains.