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Which notes are in the C natural minor scale?
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The universality and innate nature of music, and the pentatonic scale, as demonstrated by singer Bobby McFerrin.
The C natural minor scale consists of the following seven notes: C, D, E♭, F, G, A♭, and B♭.1
In Western music, the natural minor scale is a heptatonic scale formed by lowering the third, sixth, and seventh tones of the corresponding major scale by a half step. This sequence creates a specific pattern of whole and half steps, corresponding to the Aeolian mode.12