Notes: A – B – C – D – E – F – G# · Formula: 1 – 2 – ♭3 – 4 – 5 – ♭6 – 7
B
A Natural Minor (Aeolian)
Root2nd3rd4th5th♭67th
Notes: A – B – C – D – E – F – G · Formula: 1 – 2 – ♭3 – 4 – 5 – ♭6 – ♭7
What's the difference?
Shared notesA1B2C♭3D4E5F♭6
Only in Harmonic MinorG#7
Only in Natural MinorG♭7
Why it matters: Harmonic minor raises natural minor's ♭7 to a natural 7 (a true leading tone). That creates the strong V–i resolution classical harmony wants, and the wide augmented-2nd gap it opens between the ♭6 and the 7 is the source of the scale's dramatic, 'neo-classical / Middle-Eastern' colour.
Shown in A: A minor is the reference minor across this site, so the comparison lines up with the A Minor scale page.