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Major and natural minor scales that share the same tonic. C major and c (natural).
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Parallel major and minor
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Same as major pentachord but with a flatted third scale degree (W-H-W-W)
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Minor pentachord
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Major tetrachord, used for melodic minor ascending (W-W-H); Phrygian tetrachord, used for melodic minor descending and natural minor (H-W-W); and Harmonic tetrachord, used for harmonic minor (H-A2-H)
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Upper tetrachords for minor scales
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The following sequence of diatonic whole and half steps 3, 6, 7 or minor pentachord plus a Phrygian tetrachord
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Natural minor scale
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A minor scale with differing ascending and descending forms. In the ascending form, it is like a major scale with a flatted thrid scale degree (W-H-W-W-W-W-H); In descending form, it is like a natural minor scale (W-W-H-W-W-H-W). Can also be thought of as a minor pentachord plus a major tetrachord when ascending and Phrygian tetrachord plus minor pentachord when descending
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Melodic minor scale
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The same as the natural minor scale wit the exception of scale degree 7, which is raised so that it is a semitone from scale degree 8 (tonic). Can also be though of as a minor pentachord plus a harmonic tetrachord
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Harmonic minor scale
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Major and natural minor scales that share the same pitches, and hence the same key signatures. C major and a (natural) minor.
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Relative major and minor
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A more general name for any eight-tone scale that spans on octave while using only the white keys on the piano. The "church" kinds, as they are called in modern times are the Ionian (C-C), Dorian (D-D), etc.
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Mode
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A scale that spans an octave but utilizes only five unique pitch classes. The most common forms are major (W-W-m3-W-m3) and minor (m3-W-W-m3-W) pentatonic
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Pentatonic scale
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