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The three minors: natural, harmonic & melodic
Minor isn’t one scale — it’s a family of three. All share the lowered 3rd that makes them minor; they differ in one thing: how they climb back home. Colors: coral = lowered, cyan = raised back.
Plain prints every note in black, without the color coding.
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- 1 · Natural minor on C0:08
- 2 · Harmonic minor on C: B♮ pulls home0:08
- 3 · Melodic minor on C: A♮ and B♮ going up, B♭ and A♭ coming down0:12
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