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harmonic minor scale

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noun Music.
minor scale (def. 1).
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Origin of harmonic minor scale

First recorded in 1880–85

Words nearby harmonic minor scale

harmonic analysis, harmonic conjugates, harmonic distortion, harmonic interval, harmonic mean, harmonic minor scale, harmonic motion, harmonicon, harmonic oscillator, harmonic progression, harmonics
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How to use harmonic minor scale in a sentence

  • It is based, though not exclusively, on a peculiar scale, the harmonic minor scale with an augmented fourth.

    Franz Liszt|James Huneker

British Dictionary definitions for harmonic minor scale

harmonic minor scale
noun
music a minor scale modified from the state of being natural by the sharpening of the seventh degreeCompare minor, melodic minor scale
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