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The Aeolian (natural minor) scale in all twelve keys.

Formula 1 2 ♭3 4 5 ♭6 ♭7, step pattern W–H–W–W–H–W–W. In C it is C D E♭ F G A♭ B♭. It is the scale for the tonic minor chord (i7) and vi chords; the natural-minor sound. Pick a key below to see it drawn on the guitar fretboard or piano keyboard and hear it played.

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CC D E♭ F G A♭ B♭C Aeolian (natural minor) scale (C D E♭ F G A♭ B♭) on a guitar fretboard in standard tuning, frets 0–12: roots in gold, scale tones in tealGuitar · Piano
C♯C♯ D♯ E F♯ G♯ A BC♯ Aeolian (natural minor) scale (C♯ D♯ E F♯ G♯ A B) on a guitar fretboard in standard tuning, frets 0–12: roots in gold, scale tones in tealGuitar · Piano
DD E F G A B♭ CD Aeolian (natural minor) scale (D E F G A B♭ C) on a guitar fretboard in standard tuning, frets 0–12: roots in gold, scale tones in tealGuitar · Piano
E♭E♭ F G♭ A♭ B♭ C♭ D♭E♭ Aeolian (natural minor) scale (E♭ F G♭ A♭ B♭ C♭ D♭) on a guitar fretboard in standard tuning, frets 0–12: roots in gold, scale tones in tealGuitar · Piano
EE F♯ G A B C DE Aeolian (natural minor) scale (E F♯ G A B C D) on a guitar fretboard in standard tuning, frets 0–12: roots in gold, scale tones in tealGuitar · Piano
FF G A♭ B♭ C D♭ E♭F Aeolian (natural minor) scale (F G A♭ B♭ C D♭ E♭) on a guitar fretboard in standard tuning, frets 0–12: roots in gold, scale tones in tealGuitar · Piano
F♯F♯ G♯ A B C♯ D EF♯ Aeolian (natural minor) scale (F♯ G♯ A B C♯ D E) on a guitar fretboard in standard tuning, frets 0–12: roots in gold, scale tones in tealGuitar · Piano
GG A B♭ C D E♭ FG Aeolian (natural minor) scale (G A B♭ C D E♭ F) on a guitar fretboard in standard tuning, frets 0–12: roots in gold, scale tones in tealGuitar · Piano
G♯G♯ A♯ B C♯ D♯ E F♯G♯ Aeolian (natural minor) scale (G♯ A♯ B C♯ D♯ E F♯) on a guitar fretboard in standard tuning, frets 0–12: roots in gold, scale tones in tealGuitar · Piano
AA B C D E F GA Aeolian (natural minor) scale (A B C D E F G) on a guitar fretboard in standard tuning, frets 0–12: roots in gold, scale tones in tealGuitar · Piano
B♭B♭ C D♭ E♭ F G♭ A♭B♭ Aeolian (natural minor) scale (B♭ C D♭ E♭ F G♭ A♭) on a guitar fretboard in standard tuning, frets 0–12: roots in gold, scale tones in tealGuitar · Piano
BB C♯ D E F♯ G AB Aeolian (natural minor) scale (B C♯ D E F♯ G A) on a guitar fretboard in standard tuning, frets 0–12: roots in gold, scale tones in tealGuitar · Piano

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