Editing Diatonic scale (section)

===Natural minor scale===
{{Main|Minor scale}}
For each major scale, there is a corresponding [[minor scale#Natural minor scale|natural minor scale]], sometimes called its [[relative key|relative minor]]. It uses the same sequence of notes as the corresponding major scale but starts from a different note. That is, it begins on the sixth degree of the major scale and proceeds step-by-step to the first octave of the sixth degree. A sequence of successive [[natural note]]s starting from A is an example of a natural minor scale, called the A natural minor scale.

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| &nbsp; || Notes in A minor: || A || &nbsp; || B || &nbsp; || C || &nbsp; || D || &nbsp; || E || &nbsp; || F || &nbsp; || G || &nbsp; || A
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| &nbsp; || Interval sequence: || &nbsp; || T || &nbsp; || S || &nbsp; || T || &nbsp; || T || &nbsp; || S || &nbsp; || T || &nbsp; || T || &nbsp;
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The degrees of the natural minor scale, especially in a tonal context, have the same names as those of the major scale, except the seventh degree, which is known as the [[subtonic]] because it is a whole step below the tonic. The term [[leading tone]] is generally reserved for seventh degrees that are a ''half step'' (semitone) below the tonic, as is the case in the major scale.

Besides the natural minor scale, five other kinds of scales can be obtained from the notes of a major scale, by simply choosing a different note as the starting note. All these scales meet the definition of diatonic scale.