Minor Scale
A seven-note scale with a flattened third degree relative to the major
Category
scales
Pronunciation
MY-ner SKAIL
Origin
Latin
Length
100 words · 1 min read
About Minor Scale
The minor scale comes in three principal forms: natural, harmonic, and melodic. The natural minor shares its notes with its relative major but starts on the sixth degree.
More scales terms
Natural Minor Scale
View all scalesterms →The basic minor scale using only the notes of its key signature, without any raised sixth or seventh degrees.
Whole-Tone ScaleA six-note scale built entirely from whole tones
Blues ScaleA six-note scale derived from the minor pentatonic with an added flattened fifth, central to blues and rock music.
Pentatonic ScaleA five-note scale found in musical traditions worldwide
Major ScaleA seven-note scale with the pattern tone–tone–semitone–tone–tone–tone–semitone
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