  
Summary
Table: Lesson 4
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minor
scale |
A diatonic scale
with half steps (in its basic form) between 2-3 and 5-6 |
relative
keys |
Major and minor
keys with the same key signature, but different tonics
(e.g., Ab major and f minor) |
parallel
keys |
Major and minor
keys with the same tonic, but different key signatures
(e.g., C# major and c# minor) |
enharmonic
minor keys |
a#/bb
d#/eb
g#/ab |
3
forms
of minor |
Natural,
harmonic, and melodic |
natural |
Minor scale form
that follows the key signature |
harmonic |
Minor scale form
that raises the 7th scale degree one half step to provide a half-step
leading tone to the tonic |
melodic |
Minor scale form
that raises 6 and 7 ascending; returns (lowers) 6 and 7 to the natural
form descending |
tonic
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Scale degree
1 |
supertonic |
Scale degree
2 |
mediant |
Scale degree
3 |
subdominant |
Scale degree
4 |
dominant |
Scale degree
5 |
submediant |
Scale degree
6 |
subtonic |
Scale degree
7 in the natural minor and descending melodic minor (one whole step
below tonic
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leading
tone |
Scale degree
7 in the harmonic minor and ascending melodic minor (1/2 step below
tonic)
  
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