Cb Natural Minor (Aeolian)
Cb Natural Minor (Aeolian) · Displayed in: Cb · Natural Minor (Aeolian) scale · Tones: Cb, Db, Ebb, Fb, Gb, Abb · Aliases: Aeolian, Natural Minor, Minor
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How the Cb natural minor scale is built
Natural minor follows whole, half, whole, whole, half, whole, whole steps. In Cb, the notes are Cb–Db–Ebb–Fb–Gb–Abb–Bbb; the degree formula is 1–2–b3–4–5–b6–b7.
- Notes
- Cb–Db–Ebb–Fb–Gb–Abb–Bbb
- Interval formula
- 1–2–b3–4–5–b6–b7
Where it is used
Natural minor is the basic diatonic collection for minor-key melody and harmony. Tonal minor music may also raise degrees 6 or 7 for melodic or harmonic reasons.
Listen and play
Play Cb–Db–Ebb–Fb–Gb–Abb–Bbb up and down, then alternate the tonic triad with the chord on degree 7. Notice that natural minor has no raised leading tone.
Diatonic triads and seventh chords built by stacking every other degree of this scale.
| Degree |
Triad
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Seventh
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Tones | Interval |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| I |
Cb, Ebb, Gb
Cb, Ebb, Gb, Bbb
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3, 7
3, 7, 10
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| II |
Db, Fb, Abb
Db, Fb, Abb, Cb
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3, 6
3, 6, 10
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| III |
Ebb, Gb, Bbb
Ebb, Gb, Bbb, Db
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4, 7
4, 7, 11
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| IV |
Fb, Abb, Cb
Fb, Abb, Cb, Ebb
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3, 7
3, 7, 10
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| V |
Gb, Bbb, Db
Gb, Bbb, Db, Fb
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3, 7
3, 7, 10
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| VI |
Abb, Cb, Ebb
Abb, Cb, Ebb, Gb
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4, 7
4, 7, 11
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| VII |
Bbb, Db, Fb
Bbb, Db, Fb, Abb
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4, 7
4, 7, 10
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Related chords and scales
Pitch-set containment follows the spelled source notes. Same-tonic connections use the Bridge heuristic, not a claim of functional compatibility.
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ContainsCb m7 11 b13B D E F# G A
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ContainsCb m7 9 b13B C# D F# G A
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Contains Contained In Perfect matchDb LocrianC# D E F# G A B
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Contains Contained In Perfect matchFb DorianE F# G A B C# D
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Same-tonic connection (heuristic) Shared tones: 6 · Voice-leading: 0.14Cb DorianB C# D E F# G# A
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Same-tonic connection (heuristic) Shared tones: 6 · Voice-leading: 0.14Cb PhrygianB C D E F# G A
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