"b6" means to lower the sixth scale degree one-half step: Ab. "4" and "5" mean to retain the fourth and fifth scale degrees as they are: F and G. "b3" means to take the third scale degree and lower it one-half step: Eb. "2" means to retain the second scale degree as it is: D. "1" means to retain the first scale degree as it is: C. Let's convert it into a C harmonic minor scale, which has the conversion formula 1 2 b3 4 5 b6 7 This is what it looks like in scale degree order from one to seven:Ĝ D E F G A B Let's start with the simplest major scale of them all: C major. In this case it's the one used to convert a major scale into harmonic minor. Let's start with a typical scale conversion formula. Just remember that when you're converting a major scale using scale conversion formulas, sharps and flats literally mean to lower and raise notes by one-half step, not to necessarily make them flats or sharps. (F# is a natural at doing this, by the way.) :-)Ĭonfused yet? I bet. F# in a bar and the conversion formula said you need to "flat" him. Bb would be lowered one-half step and her name changed to"B". (I just couldn't resist anthropomorphizing notes into people). Bb on the street and you decided to lower her to convert her to a note in a different scale. In this case however, the sharp and flat signs mean to alter a note by a half-step higher or lower, which may already be a sharp or a flat. These signs normally refer to letter names, such as B, which are lowered or raised one-half step by adding a flat or sharp sign, e.g., Bb. It's important to consider that when it comes to scale conversion formulas, the sharp (#) and flat (b) symbols do not mean what they normally mean. Omit notes where scale degree numbers are omitted. sharp (#) plus a number, for example, "#5": use the scale degree note from the major scale and raise it one half-step. flat (b) plus a number, for example, "b2": use the scale degree note from the major scale and lower it one half-step. number: use the scale degree note from the major scale unchanged, for example, "1". If a scale conversion formula contains a. While following a scale conversion formula (see below), change or omit various degrees of the scale according to the following rules. 
Here's a page on this website that will show you how: The Major Scale and Its Diatonic Triads
If you're into scales, you may like this "down and dirty" way to convert major scales into other types of scales, such as natural minor, minor pentatonic, major pentatonic, etc. Converting Major Scales Into Other Scales
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