Editing Minor scale (section)

===Limits of terminology===
While any other scale containing a minor triad could be defined as a "minor scale", the terminology is less commonly used for some scales, especially those further [[Scale_(music)#Non-Western_scales|outside the Western classical tradition]].

The hexatonic (6-note) '''[[blues scale]]''' is similar to the minor pentatonic scale and fits the above definition. However, the flat fifth is present as a passing tone along with the perfect fifth, and the scale is often played with microtonal mixing of the major and minor thirds – thus making it harder to classify as a "major" or "minor" scale.

The two '''[[Neapolitan scale]]s''' are both "minor scales" following the above definition, but were historically referred to as the "Neapolitan Major" or "Neapolitan Minor" based rather on the quality of their [[major sixth|''sixth'' degree]].