Which mode is minor with a flattened second degree?

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Which mode is minor with a flattened second degree?

Explanation:
Phrygian is defined by a lowered second scale degree relative to the major (Ionian) feel, giving a pattern of 1, b2, b3, 4, 5, b6, b7. That b2 plus a b3 creates a minor-sounding third, so the tonic triad is minor (for example, C–Eb–G in C Phrygian). Locrian also has a flattened second, but it adds a flattened fifth, producing a diminished tonic triad (C–Eb–Gb). That’s why Locrian isn’t described as a minor mode even though it has a b2. So the mode that is minor with a flattened second degree is Phrygian.

Phrygian is defined by a lowered second scale degree relative to the major (Ionian) feel, giving a pattern of 1, b2, b3, 4, 5, b6, b7. That b2 plus a b3 creates a minor-sounding third, so the tonic triad is minor (for example, C–Eb–G in C Phrygian). Locrian also has a flattened second, but it adds a flattened fifth, producing a diminished tonic triad (C–Eb–Gb). That’s why Locrian isn’t described as a minor mode even though it has a b2. So the mode that is minor with a flattened second degree is Phrygian.

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