Confusion over the A minor scale?

[debrice]

Got an issue with music theory here. According to most things I read on the internet, it says that the A minor consists of A,B,C,D,E,F,G, with the "harmonic" A minor having a G# instead of G.

However, Ableton Push's scales tool is laying it out with G# at the base and then including A#, C#, D# as well as G, F, C.

I'm sure Ableton is correct, but can anyone explain to me this difference?

[LKB3rd]

You will find some scales named differently depending on who you ask. So in answer to your topic question, yes there ends up being confusion.

[Martin Gifford]

A natural minor: ABCDEFG

A jazz melodic minor: ABCDEF#G#

A classical melodic minor: is jazz melodic minor when ascending, natural minor when descending.

A harmonic minor: ABCDEFG#

There are many other minors - most commonly derived from starting on different notes of the major scale, but also the jazz melodic minor scale, especially in jazz.

Here's a starting point:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minor_scale

[Machinesworking]

An A minor scale isn't going to start with A#

Something is awry

[yur2die4]

That's Ab major. The Ab is directly below the A on push, and both do start with an A.

But I don't know why you'd be getting a major when you are saying you have it set to minor.

[debrice]

Sorry, massive mistake, was doing something wrong with Push (am still new to it). Please ignore!

[eyeknow]

but I can't ignore it

Anyways, glad you got it sorted.

[doghouse]

Yep, looks like Ab major to me. God, I hate computer tools that do things like tell you your scale has both G and G#!!!!

There is such a thing as a G# major scale, too...but it has an F## rather than a G:

G# A# B# C# D# E# F##