What notes are in the A Natural Minor scale?

A Natural Minor contains A, B, C, D, E, F, G. Its interval pattern from the root is W – H – W – W – H – W – W (W = whole, H = half).

What is the relative major of A minor?

C major — it uses exactly the same notes, starting from a different root.

The diatonic triads are Am, Bdim, C, Dm, Em, F, G.

SCALE REFERENCE

A – B – C – D – E – F – G1 2 b3 4 5 b6 b7

The plain minor scale — the relative minor of a major key, using the same notes from a different home note.

Notes & degrees

A1B2Cb3D4E5Fb6Gb7

Piano

Guitar & ukulele — every position (frets 0–12)

Root notes are red. The full map of the scale on the guitar neck; the common box patterns are groups of these notes.

The same scale on a ukulele in standard G–C–E–A tuning.

Chords in the key

These are the chords built by stacking scale notes in thirds. Click through for each chord's own diagrams:

Common progressions in A minor

Am – G – F

Am – Dm – Em

Am – F – C – G

Hear these and thousands of real songs that use them in the Song Chords Database and the progressions reference.

Other scales on A

Natural Minor on another root

Keep exploring

See the diatonic chords with audio in the Scale & Chord Finder, find where a key sits among the others on the Circle of Fifths, or start the free Cloud Atelier music guides.