Minor scale
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Not to be confused with the simulated nuclear detonation Minor Scale.
In music theory, the minor scale has three scale patterns – the natural minor scale (or Aeolian mode), the harmonic minor scale, and the melodic minor scale (ascending or descending)[1] – mirroring the major scale, with its harmonic and melodic forms.
![{ \n\\override Score.TimeSignature #'stencil = ##f\n\\relative c' { \n \\clef treble \\time 7/4\n c4^\\markup { C natural minor scale } d es f g aes bes c2\n }\n}\n](http://upload.wikimedia.org/score/h/k/hkrek1madm24z0ssu3s37ddrohklugf/hkrek1ma.png)
![{\n\\override Score.TimeSignature #'stencil = ##f\n\\relative c' { \n \\clef treble \\time 7/4 \n c4^\\markup { C harmonic minor scale } d es f g aes b!? c2\n }\n}\n](http://upload.wikimedia.org/score/7/3/73zt4ivl6l561j0n2a1qp68d51l2yug/73zt4ivl.png)
![{\n\\override Score.TimeSignature #'stencil = ##f\n\\relative c' { \n \\clef treble \\time 7/4\n c4^\\markup { C melodic minor scale } d es f g a!? b!?\n c bes aes g f es d\n c2\n }\n}\n](http://upload.wikimedia.org/score/9/2/92i6sjg41ji8y1ab881a1pcq1u3hr0p/92i6sjg4.png)
In each of these scales, the first, third, and fifth scale degrees form a minor triad (rather than a major triad, as in a major scale). In some contexts, minor scale is used to refer to any heptatonic scale with this property[2] (see Related modes below).