\header {
	title = "Minor Scales (Melodic)"
	subtitle = "Flats (1.5 octaves)"
	arranger = "Scott Russell"
}

\version "2.12.2"

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% DEFINE the variable "scale" to have these characteristics:
% use relative pitch notation,
% key of C Major,
% don't print bar numbers at line beginnings, and
% scale printed with quarter note "do" at beginning, middle, and end.

scale = \relative c' {
	\key a \minor
	\override Score.BarNumber #'transparent = ##t
	a b8 c d e fis gis \noBreak a b c d e d c b \noBreak a4 g!8 f! e d c b \noBreak a2. r4 \break
}

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% DEFINE the variable "flatscales" to contains transposed versions of "scale"

flatscales = {
	\transpose c f \scale \bar "||"
	\transpose c bes, \scale \bar "||"
	\transpose c ees \scale \bar "||"
	\transpose c aes, \scale \bar "||"
	\transpose c des \scale \bar "||"
	\transpose c ges \scale \bar "||"
	\transpose c ces \scale \bar "|."
}

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% DEFINE the variable "music" to concatenate "scale" and "sharpscales"

music = {
	\scale
	\flatscales
}

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% Create the complete score, printing "music"

\score {
	<<
		\new Lyrics \lyricmode {
			a minor \skip 2 \skip 1 \skip 1 \skip 1
			d minor \skip 2 \skip 1 \skip 1 \skip 1
			g minor \skip 2 \skip 1 \skip 1 \skip 1
			c minor \skip 2 \skip 1 \skip 1 \skip 1
			f minor \skip 2 \skip 1 \skip 1 \skip 1
			\markup { b\flat } minor \skip 2 \skip 1 \skip 1 \skip 1
			\markup { e\flat } minor \skip 2 \skip 1 \skip 1 \skip 1
			\markup { a\flat } minor \skip 2 \skip 1 \skip 1 \skip 1
		}
		\music
	>>
}

\paper {
	system-count = #8
}