Music Glossary: minor

Natural minor mode with ♭6 and ♭7; melancholy, song-friendly. more

Stable minor‑mode groove built on i–♭VII or i–♭VII–♭VI; emphasizes natural minor color. more

Minor mode with natural 6; flexible over minor chords (m6, m13 colors). more

Diminished triad + minor seventh; functions as leading-tone to minor tonic (viiø7). more

Natural minor with raised 7th for a leading tone; creates V–i and the augmented second. more

Minor scale with raised 6th and 7th ascending; in jazz used the same both up and down. more

Minor triad + minor seventh (e.g., ii–7). Versatile in tonal and modal contexts. more

Root–minor third–perfect fifth; darker, melancholic consonance. more

Seven-note diatonic collection with W-H-W-W-H-W-W; also known as Aeolian. more