natural minor
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The scale that is created by playing all the notes in a minor key signature is a natural minor scale.
From "Understanding Basic Music Theory" by Catherine Schmidt-Jones and Russel Jones
Comparing this scale to the natural minor scale makes it easy to see why the dorian mode sounds minor; only one note is different.
From "Understanding Basic Music Theory" by Catherine Schmidt-Jones and Russel Jones
All of the scales above are natural minor scales.
From "Understanding Basic Music Theory" by Catherine Schmidt-Jones and Russel Jones
Figure 4.19: The interval patterns for major and natural minor scales are basically the same pattern starting at different points.
From "Understanding Basic Music Theory" by Catherine Schmidt-Jones and Russel Jones
It is cast in the natural minor scale of B♭.
From The Tinguian Social, Religious, and Economic Life of a Philippine Tribe by Cole, Fay-Cooper
