Below you will find example sentences with "minor scale". The examples show how this phrase is used in natural context and which words often surround it.

Minor Scale in a sentence

Corpus data

  • Displayed example sentences: 19
  • Discovered as a combination around: scale
  • Corpus frequency in the collocation scan: 10
  • Phrase length: 2 words
  • Average sentence length: 24.8 words

Words in this phrase

minor scale

Meanings of words in this phrase

  • minor can mean: Lesser, smaller in importance, size, degree, seriousness, or significance compared to another option, particularly Frequent word
  • scale can mean: A ladder; a series of steps; a means of ascending. Frequent word

Sentence profile

  • Phrase position: 5 start, 6 middle, 8 end
  • Sentence types: 19 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Usage patterns

These patterns show short text windows around the phrase in the example sentences:

modern natural minor scale see aeolian 2× the natural minor scale 2× the natural minor scale with the 2× a natural minor scale has the 1× a very minor scale 1× ascending melodic minor scale also known 1× called a minor scale 1× common western minor scale in modern 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

the example composed 2× a natural minor 1× a sequence of 1× although concrete had 1× in other words 1× it differs from 1×

Common sentence endings:

a minor scale 3× aeolian mode below 2× natural minor scale 2× above the tonic 1× and no semitones 1× below the tonic 1×

Context words

These words often appear near this phrase in the example sentences:

natural 13× notes 8× mode 7× semitone 6× tonic 6× major 6× aeolian 5× degree 5× ascending 4× melodic 4× seventh 4× sixth 4×

Related phrases

minor injuries small scale minor league major scale suffered minor sustained minor

Phrases around this combination

Other phrases discovered around scale:

small scale 14× major scale 10×

Just before it in the phrase index:

minor league minor injuries minnesota vikings minnesota timberwolves minnesota department minneapolis minnesota

Just after it in the phrase index:

minority groups minority leader minutes apart minutes remaining mirror group misdemeanor count

Other phrases with the same pattern

Same start:

minor injuries minor league

Same ending:

small scale major scale

Corpus analysis

  • The phrase "minor scale" has 2 words and usually appears near the end in these examples. The average sentence has 24.8 words and is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around this phrase, patterns and context words such as modern natural minor scale see aeolian, the natural minor scale, natural, notes and mode stand out.
  • In the phrase index, this combination connects with minor injuries, small scale, minor league, small scale and major scale, linking the page to nearby combinations.

Example types with minor scale

This selection groups the examples by length and sentence type, making usage of the full phrase easier to scan:

Short example sentences

Strategic ability had been comprehended only on a minor scale. (10 words)

It’s a thriller but only on a very minor scale. (11 words)

It differs from the harmonic minor scale only by raising the third degree. (13 words)

Longer example sentences

So, the natural minor scale consists of: 1, the tonic, followed by 2, a note a major second above the tonic, 3, a note a minor third above the tonic, and so forth, up to 8, a note an octave above the tonic. (43 words)

The term leading tone is generally reserved for seventh degrees that are a half step (semitone) away from the tonic, as is the case in the major scale or the harmonic minor scale (and the melodic minor, ascending). (38 words)

The degrees of the natural minor scale have the same names as those of the major scale, except the seventh degree, which is known as the subtonic because it is a whole step below the tonic. (36 words)

Example sentences (19)

Traditionally, music theorists have called these two options the ascending melodic minor scale (also known as heptatonia seconda, jazz minor scale or Ionian 3) and descending melodic minor scale respectively.

A sequence of successive natural notes starting from A is an example of natural minor scale, called A-minor scale.

The Aeolian forms the base of the most common Western minor scale; in modern practice the Aeolian mode is differentiated from the minor by using only the seven notes of the Aeolian scale.

The term leading tone is generally reserved for seventh degrees that are a half step (semitone) away from the tonic, as is the case in the major scale or the harmonic minor scale (and the melodic minor, ascending).

A natural minor scale has the same notes as its relative major scale, but is built starting from the sixth note of the relative major scale.

Melodic minor scales raise both the sixth and seventh notes one semitone when ascending, and descends like the natural minor scale.

So, the natural minor scale consists of: 1, the tonic, followed by 2, a note a major second above the tonic, 3, a note a minor third above the tonic, and so forth, up to 8, a note an octave above the tonic.

In other words, the third degree in a major scale is one semitone higher than in a minor scale.

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The degrees of the natural minor scale have the same names as those of the major scale, except the seventh degree, which is known as the subtonic because it is a whole step below the tonic.

The Dorian mode ( About this sound listen ( help · info ) ) corresponds to the natural minor scale with the submediant (sixth scale degree) raised a semitone.

The Phrygian mode ( About this sound listen ( help · info ) ) corresponds to the natural minor scale with the supertonic (second scale degree) lowered a semitone.

It’s a thriller but only on a very minor scale.

Although concrete had been used on a minor scale in Mesopotamia, Roman architects perfected Roman concrete and used it in buildings where it could stand on its own and support a great deal of weight.

It differs from the harmonic minor scale only by raising the third degree.

Strategic ability had been comprehended only on a minor scale.

The example composed of natural notes begins on D: The Dorian mode is very similar to the modern natural minor scale (see Aeolian mode below).

The example composed of natural notes starts on E: The Phrygian mode is very similar to the modern natural minor scale (see Aeolian mode below).

The harmonic minor scale includes a three-semitone step; the anhemitonic pentatonic includes two of those and no semitones.

When ascending, the sixth and seventh notes are both raised above the corresponding notes of the natural minor scale.

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