Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

harmonic minor scale

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.29 in modern English

Syllables: har-mon-ic mi-nor s-cale
IPA

29

Scrabble Score

18

Letters

5

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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

Example Sentences

"tone - semitone - tone - tone - semitone - augmented second - semitone."

Inflected Forms

harmonic minor scales (plural)

Questions

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

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