Minor Scales – List


This post provides a list of the natural minor scales. For other lists, such as a list of natural major scales and lists of chords in minor and major scales, please click the link below: 

List of Major Scales

List of Chords in Major Scales

List of Chords in Minor Scales


List of Natural Minor Scales

Minor scales are given in three different ways.

  1. Minor Scales of all 12 Keys, i.e., C, C#, D, D#, E, F, F#, G, G#, A, A#, and B.
  2. Minor Scales of White Keys, i.e., C, D, E, F, G, A, and B.
  3. Minor Scales of Black Keys, i.e., C#, D#, F#, G#, and A#.

Minor scale tips

The formula to form a minor scale is:
RootNoteW  +  H – WW  +  HWW (same root note but in higher scale)
“W” means the whole step, and “H” means the half step.

So, on this page, the whole step is indicated using the hyphen symbol (-), and the half step is mentioned using the plus sign (+).

For example: C – D + Eb – F.
C to D is a whole step, and
D to E is a half step.

Important: Enharmonic Equivalent Notes

Some scales, especially the scales of the black keys, contain notes with enharmonic equivalents. This means that the notes, such as E# and F, F## and G, have the same sound but differ in their writing. We have provided these enharmonic equivalent notes in parentheses to ensure spelling consistency.


1. Minor Scales of all 12 Keys

1. C Minor Scale:
C – D  +  Eb – F – G  +  Ab – Bb – C

2. C# / Db Minor Scale
C# Minor:
C# – D#  +  E – F# – G#  +  A – B – C#
Db Minor:
Db – Eb  +  Fb – Gb – Ab  +  Bbb (A)- Cb- Db


3. D Minor Scale:
D – E  +  F – G – A  +  Bb – C – D

4. D# / Eb Minor Scale
D# Minor:
D# – E#  +  F# – G# – A#  +  B – C# – D#
Eb Minor:
Eb- F  +  Gb – Ab – Bb  +  Cb – Db – Eb


5. E Minor Scale:
E – F#  +  G – A – B  +  C – D – E


6. F Minor Scale:
F – G  +  Ab – Bb – C  +  Db – Eb – F

7. F# / Gb Minor Scale
F# Minor:
F# – G#  +  A – B – C#  +  D – E – F#
Gb Minor:
Gb – Ab  +  Bbb – Cb – Db  +  Ebb – Fb – Gb


8. G Minor Scale:
G – A  +  Bb – C – D  +  Eb – F – G

9. G# / Ab Minor Scale
G# Minor:
G# – A#  +  B – C# – D#  +  E – F# – G#
Ab Minor:
Ab – Bb  +  Cb – Db – Eb  +  Fb – Gb – Ab


10. A Minor Scale:
A – B  +  C – D – E  +  F – G – A

11. A# / Bb Minor Scale
A# Minor:
A# – B#  +  C# – D# – E#  +  F# – G# – A#
Bb Minor:
Bb- C  +  Db – Eb – F  +  Gb – Ab – Bb


12. B Minor Scale:
B – C#  +  D – E – F#  +  G – A – B


2. Minor Scales of White Keys

1. C Minor Scale:
C – D  +  Eb – F – G   +  Ab – Bb – C

2. D Minor Scale:
D – E  +  F – G – A  +  Bb – C – D

3. E Minor Scale:
E – F#  +  G – A – B  +  C – D – E

4. F Minor Scale:
F – G  +  Ab – Bb – C  +  Db – Eb – F

5. G Minor Scale:
G – A  +  Bb – C – D  +  Eb – F – G

6. A Minor Scale:
A – B  +  C – D – E  +  F – G – A

7. B Minor Scale:
B – C#  +  D – E – F#  +  G – A – B


2. Minor Scales of Black Keys

1. C# / Db Minor Scale
C# Minor:
C# – D#  +  E – F# – G#  +  A – B – C#
Db Minor:
Db – Eb  +  Fb – Gb – Ab  +  Bbb (A)- Cb- Db


2. D# / Eb Minor Scale
D# Minor:
D# – E#  +  F# – G# – A#  +  B – C# – D#
Eb Minor:
Eb- F  +  Gb – Ab – Bb  +  Cb – Db – Eb


3. F# / Gb Minor Scale
F# Minor:
F# – G#  +  A – B – C#  +  D – E – F#
Gb Minor:
Gb – Ab  +  Bbb – Cb – Db  +  Ebb – Fb – Gb


4. G# / Ab Minor Scale
G# Minor:
G# – A#  +  B – C# – D#  +  E – F# – G#
Ab Minor:
Ab – Bb  +  Cb – Db – Eb  +  Fb – Gb – Ab


5. A# / Bb Minor Scale
A# Minor:
A# – B#  +  C# – D# – E#  +  F# – G# – A#
Bb Minor:
Bb- C  +  Db – Eb – F  +  Gb – Ab – Bb