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D natural minor Scale on Piano

D E F G A B♭ C W H W W H W W 7 notes

Notes and steps

The notes of the D natural minor scale

Formula in degrees: 1 2 b3 4 5 b6 b7.

D natural minor scale: D E F G A B♭ C, steps W H W W H W WDEFGACDB♭WHWWHWW
D E F G A B♭ C - the arcs give each step: W a whole step (two half steps), H a half step.
Fingering

How to finger it

Right hand, going up 1 2 3 1 2 3 4 5Left hand, going up 5 4 3 2 1 3 2 1

Going down, play the same fingers in reverse order. The thumb passes under (or the finger crosses over) at the change in the numbers, never on a black key.

Harmony

Chords that fit the D natural minor scale

Every chord built on a note of the scale whose notes all belong to it - the chords to accompany a melody in it.

Same tonic

Other scales on D

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Questions

Frequently asked

What notes are in the D natural minor scale?

Going up: D, E, F, G, A, B♭, C, then D again.

What is the formula of the natural minor scale?

In whole (W) and half (H) steps: W H W W H W W. In degrees: 1 2 b3 4 5 b6 b7.

Which chords go with the D natural minor scale?

Chords whose notes all belong to it: Dm, Dm7, Dsus2, Dsus4, Edim, F, Fmaj7, Fsus2, Fsus4, Gm.

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