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The major scale sits a third above its relative minor.

The major and natural minor scales have the same collection of intervals: two semitones and five whole tones. Beginning in the 17th century, they were the two dominant modes of tonal music.

The resulting harmonies are quite different from the major scale. The tonic chord (A-C-E) is minor, as are the subdominant (D-F-A) and

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