3 Scales Every Pianist Needs To Know: Melodic Minor, Harmonic Minor, And Natural Minor

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Watching your videos give any student the motivation to continue to learn. The way you explain music theory is absolutely amazing. You make things that are difficult to understand so simple. I have never seen such a clear explanation of difficult concepts, especially for beginner learners. Thanks, Warren.

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I've watched so many tutorials on minor scale, and your's is the most fluent, and comprehensive one. Amazing work, KZbin is in debt of how many subscribers you have; you deserve so much more! Thank you very much for the video, I can't stress just how grateful I am!

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I love how you brilliantly explained the 3 minor types in the key of A and their modes. Such massive simplicity

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[@narasimhammedavarapu6908]

Thank you Warrren sir. Now i coujd underrstand three types of minors with demonstration. Ur demo is really excellent.

[@jushowoff1988]

That’s why I will always watch your videos. I’ve watched this video once before, but I understand the minor scale better now. That parallel minor technique is 🔥 🔥

[@superduperjoi6800]

So awesome !! Minor scale practice Natural Minor 1_ Cmaj and Am 2:19 2_ Gmaj . E m 4:50 Harmonic Minor 3_E7 A m 6:30 Melodic Minor 4_ 8:00 Review all 5_ 8:15 6_ 9:00 B harmonic minor B natural minor 7_ Chords built in minor scale 11:08 Am 8_ 9_ 10_ 11 12 God bless you!!

[@superduperjoi6800]

The 6th degree of any major scale is where the relative minor starts A third

[@superduperjoi6800]

Harmonic minor 7th note raise ascending and descending

[@superduperjoi6800]

Melodic minor raised 6th and 7th ascending Restored as natural minor descending no sharps

[@superduperjoi6800]

Relatives share same key signature and same notes except raised notes

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been going through quite a few videos on this journey. so far I think yours have made me feel the most at home. thanks for the work so far.

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Mishaan Judah I appreciate the kind words. Thank you for watching.

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Such a good lesson,so much to learn but a lesson like this keeps us trying to improve ,thanks.

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I've been playing piano for 6 years my mentor and I just started going over this. This has helped me tremendously (the true secret to becoming a better pianist) Well done.. I'll be watching 😊

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[@southpoleelvs]

This was 100% what i was looking for in a video. Another video i was watching on minor scales said "Just go three notes down from your major scale to find the relative minor scale..." and im like what the hell thats just a major scale. awesome explanation here!

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Ojokernegro happy new year to you too my brother, thank you for the continued support to the channel 👍🏾👊🏽

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[@DrunkenBoatCaptain]

Great lesson, covered the basics well, then an added treat with the parallel minor!

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This is the first video I have seen of yours. By far one of the best instructional styles I have seen. Thank you very much! You have explained these concepts in a way that is clear, simple and easy for me to understand. This will definitely improve my playing and greatly increased my knowledge of musical theory! Thank you!

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[@CherryChauParis]

great lesson! it's really clear and concise , thank you so very much

[@laurahofer3774]

Wow! Thank you, Warren. Another very clear lesson. I am just at the point of learning about these three minor scales. Your explanation was very helpful and not one that I had found in other locations. I'm looking forward to being skilled enough someday "to borrow" chords. That's my real goal: composition. A lofty goal for a beginner, but one that seems doable with your approach. Thank you.

[@PianoLessonwithWarren]

Laura Hofer thank you. Yes it's fun when one can borrow chord from different scales and keys to add flavor and movement to compositions. I'll be doing some tutorials on borrowed chords and reharmonization in the future.

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Opened my eyes regarding minor scale

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Thanks so much for introducing minor scales

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Hi...your video made it so clear! I took Music Theory and was totally confused. Thank you!

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[@claudeabraham2347]

One of my original songs is written in key of A minor. It provides a dark & gloomy mood being in a minor key. The starting child pattern was originally Am - Dm - Em7. But using Em7 as dominant V chord just did not resolve well. I changed Em7 to E7. The E7 chord resolves very well. So the chords start with Am - Dm - E7. This would be A minor *harmonic* scale. Good video.

[@bruindodger]

Which minor scales have similar fingerings if we want to practice two a day according to the beginner's practice schedule?

[@PianoLessonwithWarren]

bruindodger the harmonic minor and the natural minor share basically the same fingering

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Can you do a concept on playing on a middle of two or all keys

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[@andabien3]

I really enjoy your explanations. They are clear and succinct. My question regarding the melodic minor is, within the context of a musical piece (not just scales), how do you decide if you are going up or down the scale? Does it depend on the previous notes?

[@PianoLessonwithWarren]

Steve Rose not sure I understand the question. However, outside the context of the scale, you’ll almost never see the scale be used like that. It would be altered to sure the harmony or melodic contour of the piece/song. So the ascending or descending rule is not that important

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Great video man!

[@nigelmartin6395]

Hi there. Just to inform you that there are actually 4 Minor Scales, 3 of which you have mentioned and 1 of which you havent mentioned. There is also the "Hungarian" Minor Scale, also known as the Gypsy or Egyptian Minor Scale. This involves the raising of the 4th and 7th degrees of the scale by a semitone, ascending and descending! Best wishes and greetings from the UK. Nigel Martin.

[@PianoLessonwithWarren]

Than for the info, however in western music theory (which is what I teach) we don’t use or teach that scale.

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Do you have a book with all this information. It is amazing information. You are an excellent teacher! Thank you. God Bless!

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Hi, thanks for watching. I don’t have a book, but a website with courses, you can learn more here; pianolessonwithwarren.com

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Sir please can we have tutorial on diminish scales

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[@htetmyat2719]

Hey man Love the great tutorial made me understand minor skills very easily but on your later on videos it’ll be great if you explain in just one Key family because i’m not too good at piano and its still hectic for me to transpose and follow with you

[@PianoLessonwithWarren]

Thanks for the tip 😊🙏🏾

[@zillah9105]

Is there a video of all 3 minor scales just being played with no explanation, this is a great video but I’m not too worried about what minors are and the chords I just wanna learn the scales

[@PianoLessonwithWarren]

Yes, but this is only available in my membership program here; pianolessonwithwarren.com/courses/the-minor-scales-fingering/

[@djmitche6244]

hey buddy the intro was insane! you mentioned in "the last video" could you please send me the a link to the first! i would love to watch these videos from the start thanks bro.

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If you go to my video playlist you can see them all.

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[@jamesnguyen80]

Hi Warren, What is the name of the intro song that you played in the start of the video or it’s just something you just came up with? It’s very beautiful. Thank you!

[@Zecnode]

Once I sang C, A, G then played it on piano and it sounded exactly like how I sang and the first thing I thought of was "yup I have perfect pitch"

[@oo7grateful]

You are the bomb..where would be a good place to substitute minor chords when playing hymns

[@hortencepauni9704]

Hello Warren. Are there no primary chords in the minor scale? Thank you for your tutorials.

[@PianoLessonwithWarren]

Yes, the primary chords are still the 1-4-5 chords in the minor key.

[@hortencepauni9704]

@@PianoLessonwithWarren Oh! Okay, thank you!

[@ThailiasPOps]

You are great instructor man.. Like great.. What's the name of the peice you played in the intro?

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Bugg Marley thanks for watching man. The intro was improvised, not a song 😊👍🏾

[@ThailiasPOps]

Ohhhh that's a beautiful piece.. I guess I need to learn my scales and everything before I start trying the extra stuff. Thanks again man

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Bugg Marley you can juggle it all at once 😊👍🏾

[@LiveOnTheHolyWord]

thanks for the good work

[@PianoLessonwithWarren]

You're welcome bro

[@LiveOnTheHolyWord]

Piano Lesson with Warren forward a link with all the minor chords tutorial

[@johnrobert2147]

Is there a tutorial that you have done on how to move from one key to the other while playing a song... (Some call it transposing)

[@PianoLessonwithWarren]

john junior sure, here you go; kzbin.info/www/bejne/jIO3k4uMZZJ0pZI

[@user-pk4sd9dd2w]

ah the parallel minor explains why I have heard C major and C minor chords used one after another in songs (e.g. Wake me up when september ends - Greenday). I thought Cmaj and Cmin chords would sound terrible in a chord progression because they are in different keys, but they dont. Is that because it is the parallel minor and they both resolve to the same root and hence sound ok played together when one is used as a transition to the other? tks!

[@PianoLessonwithWarren]

R this is when you get into the concept of modal mixture and borrow chords.

[@waynelocho2198]

Woow good ...and perfect explanation.... I have a question on the B natural minor...should it have the same notes as Dmajor since its the relative minor of Dmajor

[@PianoLessonwithWarren]

wayne locho correct.

[@waynelocho2198]

@@PianoLessonwithWarren please help me with correct fingering for chromatic scales

[@cmb1313]

This is indeed an excellent lession, well organized...thank you. I have been playing for 4-5 years, and practice all 12 major scales regularly. May I ask how would you recommend beginning with the minor scales - by learning all 12 natural first, or by starting with one and doing natural, harmonic and melodic before moving to the next key? Thank you!

[@madinagaijinboy]

you have anything on dorian minor? thanks for the great video

[@PianoLessonwithWarren]

madina gaijinboy I discuss the modes in this video kzbin.info/www/bejne/nXbVm4yVfp2db6c

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you are wonderful

[@user-pk4sd9dd2w]

ah ok so an augmented chord appears only in the melodic and harmonic minor scales? And suspended chords appear in no scale as they are neither major nor minor?

[@PianoLessonwithWarren]

R the augmented chord is also found in the Wholetone Scale

[@erics7219]

Bro i want to ask, how exactly u use the melodic minor when 6th and 7th note raised and "restore to natural when descending". Can you give me an example by playing a simple song or music on this concept?

[@rotimishodiya5036]

I struggle to grasp Minor Scales theory, Thank you Warren.

[@PianoLessonwithWarren]

I have some videos on minor scales

[@andreswaringer1476]

When can u use which ones?

[@sanjayarya1664]

Dear Warren I have a query over here. 6th degree of E major scale notes is natural C,but if we go back to major third of E it is c# Why is it So ?

[@PianoLessonwithWarren]

Because c natural is not apart of the E major scale, it is C#. The major 6th interval will always based on the scale

[@Riberablues]

Good video! Only one question: What about Dorian scale? Is it important? Thanks in advance.

[@PianoLessonwithWarren]

Javier Pinilla yup Dorian is the second mode of the major scale and equally as important.

[@andrewhenderson6298]

Wut up Warren. This may sound crazy; nevertheless, when u did the key of B, how would you do the 1 in a 1,4,5 progression?

[@PianoLessonwithWarren]

Andrew Henderson not really sure how to answer this question. That do you mean by “how to do the 1?”

[@andrewhenderson6298]

Piano Lesson with Warren Thx 4 replyn so quickly. Ok, the relative minor of D is B. I don't know how to make that B chord.

[@PianoLessonwithWarren]

Andrew Henderson B minor is - BDF#. If sounds like you’d benefit greatly from this course. pianolessonwithwarren.com/downloads/12-week-chord-progression-practice-beginners/

[@andrewhenderson6298]

Piano Lesson with Warren I certainly have. Thx again Warren. I'm sincerely grateful for all u do bro.

[@primitiveforces8078]

Thankyou for sharing this valuable information. But i have a small doubt. Can i compose a song in 2 scales. Eg. Build up in c minor and drop in c major?

[@PianoLessonwithWarren]

If depends on a variety of facts as that is an advanced technique.

[@vick3554]

Hi Warren, Please why do you always play an old school feel?

[@PianoLessonwithWarren]

I play many styles my friend.

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good