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3.3Natural minor has a different interval formula

A natural minor scale follows:

whole – half – whole – whole – half – whole – whole

or:

2 – 1 – 2 – 2 – 1 – 2 – 2

For A:

A → B = whole

B → C = half

C → D = whole

D → E = whole

E → F = half

F → G = whole

G → A = whole

So:

A B C D E F G A

A B C D E F G A