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Where do I use an A minor scale? In music, scales are used to create chords, and the chords that are native to the A minor scale are: A minor · B diminished · C major · D minor · E minor · F major · G major For now, you don't need to know why these chords come from the A minor scale. You should just get familiar with the way they sound and how the A minor scale sounds against them. In the example below, listen to the scale as its played against some of the chords that come from it:

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