What are the notes of A minor?

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I really need help with understanding the notes of A minor. Please only respond if you are 100% sure about your answer. Is this correct? 
A minor is the relative minor of C major, so there is no key signature. In the A minor scale, when ascending, you raise the 6th and 7th degrees and flatten the 3rd. When descending, you lower the 6th and 7th, but I'm unsure about the 3rd degree.
So, for Melodic A Minor Ascending, we have: A B C♭ D E F♯ G♯. 
And for Melodic A Minor Descending, it is: G♭ F♭ E D C♭ B A. 
But since F♭ and C♭ are enharmonically the same as E and B, does that mean F and C are not included in the scale? I'm very confused!

Anonymous · Accepted Answer

Careful – while the answers so far are not wrong, they are not complete; in the melodic minor,  descending notes are altered as well.
The A melodic minor scale up and down: 
A B C D E F# G# A G(natural) F(natural) E D C B A
Basically, for any given melodic minor, raise the 6th and 7th notes when ascending, and lower them back down when descending. Nothing special happens to the 3rd of the scale.

Anonymous · Answer

Notes In A Minor

Anonymous · Answer

The notes in an a minor scale are as follows:
A B C D E F G A
And when you said there isn’t a key signature, that’s not true. There are just no sharps or flats. It still counts as a key signature.
And I’m pretty sure that 
A B C D E F# G# A would be the melodic minor ascending.
I never did much work with that, but that would be the 6th and 7th tones raised a semi-tone.

Anonymous · Answer

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Everything on the right is major the left is minor so go up to the piano and play each side and then maybe you can tell the difference.. major notes have like a ding ding sound were as major notes are like eerr

Anonymous · Answer

minor scales are taken from the parallel major

A minor–think of A major

A maj= A B C# DE F# G# A

A harm min=

A B C D E F G# A

A nat min=

A B C D E F G A

A melodic min=

A B C D E F# G# A

Anonymous · Answer

no melodic scales going up you only raise the 3rd note… 
and going down you lower the 6th and 7th ? 
i think its pretty bad for a grade 8 pianist not to know all this aha lol. 
xx

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