natural minor
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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
All of the scales above are natural minor scales.
From "Understanding Basic Music Theory" by Catherine Schmidt-Jones and Russel Jones
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
The singer never uses either the raised 6th or 7th in ascending, as do moderns in the melodic minor, but adheres strictly to the old normal or natural minor form.
From The Tinguian Social, Religious, and Economic Life of a Philippine Tribe by Cole, Fay-Cooper
