![]() The few differences are due to the lower scale degrees \hat3, \hat6, and \hat7. For the most part, these names are the same as those of major keys. All of the degrees of a minor scale have names as well. (We will return to this topic once more in Chapter 16, when we discuss variant forms of the minor scale.) 9.2 Minor keysĬhapter 6 discusses the construction of major scales and the various names given to each scale degree. In this chapter we will discuss how a minor key is constructed and established as well as how minor key signatures are written and used. ![]() Minor key signatures can likewise be derived from the accidentals of the corresponding diatonic minor scale. Similarly, pieces that draw primarily from the pitches of a minor scale-a scale based on the W-H-W-W-H-W-W pattern of whole steps and half steps-are said to be in that minor key. ![]() Chapter 8 discusses how pieces that draw primarily from the pitches of a major scale are said to be in that major key. ![]()
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