Grade 4 Music Theory, Unit 3, Lesson 2 of 7
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Minor scales in the new keys

Music theory, Keys and scales, 4 minutes

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Harmonic and melodic minor scales in G sharp minor and B flat minor: G sharp minor's raised 7th is F double sharp, and B flat minor's is A natural.

A raised 7th can be a double sharp

G sharp harmonic minor: F double sharp

The harmonic minor raises its 7th. In G sharp minor the 7th is already F sharp, so it is raised to F double sharp, not G: the letter stays F. In B flat minor the 7th, A flat, is raised to A natural.

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What is the raised 7th of G sharp minor?

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