minor scale

/ˌmaɪnər skeɪl/
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Other forms: minor scales

Definitions of minor scale
  1. noun
    a diatonic scale with notes separated by whole tones except for the 2nd and 3rd and 5th and 6th
    synonyms: minor diatonic scale
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    type of:
    mode, musical mode
    any of various fixed orders of the various diatonic notes within an octave
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