音阶

zì rán yīn jiē

自然音阶

natural scale

xiǎo diào yīn jiē

小调音阶

minor scale

quán yīn jiē

全音阶

diatonic scale

yīn jiē dì liù yīn

音阶第六音

submediant

yīn jiē dì qī yīn

音阶第七音

subtonic

zhōng guó yīn yuè shǐ yòng de yīn jiē xī fāng rén tīng qǐ lai mò shēng

中国音乐使用的音阶，西方人听起来陌生。

Chinese music uses a scale that is unfamiliar to Western ears.