Original: While this definition encompasses many scales and modes such as Dorian mode and the Phrygian mode , the term in its stricter sense is usually limited to the natural minor , harmonic minor , and melodic minor scales , described below , which are in most common use in Western classical music ( see major and minor ) .
Simplified: The harmonic minor is also sometimes called the Mohammedan scaleUnited because its upper tetrachord is the same as the Hijaz jins , often found in Middle Eastern music .