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A minor
{ \new Staff \with{ \magnifyStaff #3/2 } << \time 2/16 \override Score.TimeSignature #'stencil = ##f { \clef treble \key a \minor s16 \clef bass \key a \minor s16 } >> }
Relative keyC major
Parallel keyA major
Dominant keyE minor
SubdominantD 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 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
} }

Scale Degree Chords

Well-known compositions in A minor



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