Let’s now take a look at the C harmonic minor scale. What are the chords in the key of C minor? All about the key of Cm and its chords. Let’s now take a look at the chords in the key of C minor. Thumb: 1, index finger: 2, middle finger: 3, ring finger: 4 and pinky finger: 5. What are the fingerings for the C minor scale? They are as follows: Lastly, one more whole step returns us to C, one octave higher. To build a C natural minor scale, starting on C, we take a whole step to D. “W” stands for whole step and “H” stands for half step. The formula for forming a natural (or pure) minor scale is W-H-W-W-H-W-W. As we’ve seen, the C natural minor uses these same notes, except that the sixth note of the major scale becomes the root note of its relative minor. The notes of the Eb major scale are E♭, F, G, A♭, B♭, C, and D. A natural minor scale/key consists of the same notes as its relative major. The relative major key for the key of C minor is Eb major. Here’s the Cm scale on the piano keyboard. Here’s the C minor scale on the treble clef. Highly Recommended: Click here for the BEST piano/keyboard course I’ve come across online. Perfect 8th: C (one octave higher) is the 8th note of the C natural minor scale.Minor 7th: Bb is the 7th note of the scale.Minor 6th: Ab is the 6th note of the scale.Perfect 5th: G is the 5th note of the scale.

Perfect 4th: F is the 4th note of the scale.

Minor 3rd: Eb is the 3rd note of the scale.

Major 2nd: D is the 2nd note of the scale.

Tonic: C is the 1st note of the C natural minor scale.

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Its key signature consists of three flats. This scale consists of the pitches, C, D, E♭, F, G, A♭, and B♭. Let’s start with the C natural minor scale. They are the natural, melodic and harmonic minor scales.

There are three types of minor scales and we shall take a look at all of them here. This lesson is all about the C minor scale.

B flat melodic minor scale treble clef