Meanings
nounmelodic minor scale (plural melodic minor scales)
plural melodic minor scales
- entertainmenta type of minor scale with the 3rd note lowered by one semitone when the scale is played ascending, and the 3rd, 6th, and 7th notes lowered by one semitone when descending, with the interval patterns
tone - semitone - tone - tone - semitone - tone - tone
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Translations
Polish skala molowa melodyczna, skala minorowa melodyczna
- skala molowa melodycznamusical scale
- skala minorowa melodycznamusical scale
Spanish escala menor melódica
- escala menor melódicamusical scale
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