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dominant chords (E-G-B). The absence of the leading tone made composing a satisfactory cadence difficult. This problem gave rise to the two common variations of the natural minor scale.

The term "natural minor" was not in common use until the twentieth century.

Harmonic minor

The first solution to the minor scale's missing leading tone was to simply restore it. This modification became known as the harmonic

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