also: minor scale or minor mode
noun
A diatonic scale also called the minor scale. The intervals pattern of the Aeolian mode goes as follows:
W S W W S W W
W - a whole tone
S - a semitone
The Aeolian mode played on a piano
See also: Dorian mode, Ionian mode, Lydian mode, Mixolydian mode, Phrygian mode