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3.3Natural minor has a different interval formula
A natural minor scale follows:
whole – half – whole – whole – half – whole – whole
or:
2 – 1 – 2 – 2 – 1 – 2 – 2
For A:
A → B = whole
B → C = half
C → D = whole
D → E = whole
E → F = half
F → G = whole
G → A = whole
So:
A B C D E F G A