Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

natural minor scale

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.33 in modern English

Syllables: nat-u-ral mi-nor s-cale
IPA

21

Scrabble Score

17

Letters

5

Syllables

12

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A type of minor scale with the 3rd, 6th, and 7th notes lowered by one semitone, with the interval pattern

Example Sentences

"tone - semitone - tone - tone - semitone - tone - tone."
"Starting on the note C, this produces a scale with the notes C, D, E♭, F, G, A♭, B♭, C:"
"{c'd'es'f'g'aes'bes'c}"

Inflected Forms

natural minor scales (plural)

Questions

What does natural minor scale mean?: A type of minor scale with the 3rd, 6th, and 7th notes lowered by one semitone, with the interval pattern

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