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11 s · 90 bpm · C natural minor, one octave

minor scale · up and down 11 s · 90 bpm · C natural minor, one octave
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The same path in C natural minor — a lowered third, sixth, and seventh darken it; play it straight after the major scale to hear the difference

The same path, three notes darker

This is the exact sequence the major scale walked — 1 up to 8 and back down — note for note:

# the matrix — identical to the major-scale example
pitch 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1

The only thing that changed is the context it’s read against:

source:
  kind: notes
  matrix: scale
  scale: minor      # ← the major version said: major
  key: C

In C natural minor the 3rd, 6th, and 7th each land a semitone lower and the whole run turns darker — without a single integer in the line changing. Play it right after the major scale: same path, different mood, same data.