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
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
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
The song is cast in the minor scale of G, but whether the natural minor or the harmonic, cannot be determined, as the singer does not use the 7th of the scale.
From The Tinguian Social, Religious, and Economic Life of a Philippine Tribe by Cole, Fay-Cooper
