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melodic minor scale

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.21 in modern English

Syllables
melod-ic mi-nor s-cale
IPA
26
Scrabble Score
17
Letters
4
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

a type of minor scale with the 3rd note lowered by one semitone when the scale is played ascending, and the 3rd, 6th, and 7th notes lowered by one semitone when descending, with the interval patterns

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Inflected Forms

melodic minor scales (plural)

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What does melodic minor scale mean?
a type of minor scale with the 3rd note lowered by one semitone when the scale is played ascending, and the 3rd, 6th, and 7th notes lowered by one semitone when descending, with the interval patterns

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