C minor
tonality
C minor is a minor scale based on C, consisting of the pitches C, D, E♭, F, G, A♭, and B♭. Its key signature consists of three flats. Its relative major is E♭ major and its parallel major is C major.
The C natural minor scale is:
Changes needed for the melodic and harmonic versions of the scale are written in with accidentals as necessary.
“C minor” enters the record as tonality. Crown Archives preserves that source wording while asking what minor and tonality can confirm, complicate or overturn.
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