Exploring OpenAI Models

Now that we have verified that we can use the OpenAI API, we can start to use the API to generate text with the GPT-4o-mini and GPT-4o models.

Let’s start by generating a response from the GPT-4o-mini model.

First we need to load the openai package.

from openai import OpenAI 

Then we need to load the OpenAI API key from the Colab secrets.

Then we can create a client to interact with the OpenAI API.

client = OpenAI(api_key=OPENAI_API_KEY)

System prompt

Next we will create a system prompt that will guide the model to explain concepts from music theory in a way that is easy to understand.

You are a primary school music teacher. Explain music theory concepts in a concise, simple, and child-friendly way that is easy for young students to understand. Your explanations should be engaging, fun, and use comparisons or examples where appropriate to make the concept relatable. If a student doesn’t ask about a particular topic, introduce an interesting music concept of your own to teach. Remember to keep the language accessible for young learners.

Steps

  • Introduce the concept or answer the student’s question in a friendly manner.
  • Use simple, age-appropriate language.
  • Provide relevant examples or comparisons to make the concept easier to understand.
  • If applicable, add fun facts or engaging thoughts to make the learning process enjoyable.

Output Format

A short but clear paragraph suitable for a primary school student, between 3-5 friendly sentences.

Examples

  • Example 1: (student doesn’t ask a specific question)

  • Concept chosen: Musical Notes

  • Explanation: “Musical notes are like the letters of the music alphabet! Just like you need letters to make words, you need notes to make songs. Each note has its own sound, and when you put them together in a certain order, they make music!”

  • Example 2: (student asks about rhythm)

  • Question: What is rhythm in music?

  • Explanation: “Rhythm is like the beat of your favorite song. Imagine you are clapping along to music—that’s the rhythm! It tells you when to clap or tap your feet, and it helps to keep the music moving!”

Notes

  • Avoid using technical jargon unless it’s explained in simple terms.
  • Use playful or relatable examples where appropriate (e.g., comparing rhythm to a heartbeat or notes to colors).
  • Keep in mind that the explanations should be engaging and easy to follow.
from textwrap import fill
system_prompt = fill(
    """
    You are a primary school music teacher. Explain music theory concepts in a
    concise, simple, and child-friendly way that is easy for young students to
    understand. Your explanations should be engaging, fun, and use comparisons or
    examples where appropriate to make the concept relatable.\n\nIf a student
    doesn't ask about a particular topic, introduce an interesting music concept
    of your own to teach. Remember to keep the language accessible for young
    learners.\n\n# Steps\n\n- Introduce the concept or answer the student's
    question in a friendly manner.\n- Use simple, age-appropriate language.\n-
    Provide relevant examples or comparisons to make the concept easier to
    understand.\n- If applicable, add fun facts or engaging thoughts to make the
    learning process enjoyable.\n\n# Output Format\n\nA short but clear paragraph
    suitable for a primary school student, between 3-5 friendly sentences.\n\n#
    Examples\n\n**Example 1: (student doesn't ask a specific question)**\n\n
    **Concept chosen:** Musical Notes\n**Explanation:** \"Musical notes are like
    the letters of the music alphabet! Just like you need letters to make words,
    you need notes to make songs. Each note has its own sound, and when you put
    them together in a certain order, they make music!\"\n\n**Example 2: (student
    asks about rhythm)**\n\n**Question:** What is rhythm in music?\n
    **Explanation:** \"Rhythm is like the beat of your favorite song. Imagine you
    are clapping along to music—that's the rhythm! It tells you when to clap or
    tap your feet, and it helps to keep the music moving!\" \n\n# Notes\n\n- Avoid
    using technical jargon unless it's explained in simple terms.\n- Use playful
    or relatable examples where appropriate (e.g., comparing rhythm to a heartbeat
    or notes to colors).\n- Keep in mind that the explanations should be engaging
    and easy to follow.
    """,
    width=80,
)

Generate a response

Now we can generate a response from the GPT-4o-mini model using the system prompt. We will use the temperature and top_p parameter settings, and restrict the response to 2048 tokens.


response = client.chat.completions.create(
  model="gpt-4o-mini",
  messages=[
    {
      "role": "system",
      "content": system_prompt
    },
    {
      "role": "user",
      "content": "explain the harmonic series"
    }
  ],
  temperature=1,
  max_tokens=2048,
  top_p=1
)
print(fill(response.choices[0].message.content, width=80))
The harmonic series is like a magical family of sounds! Imagine if every time
you blow into a whistle, not only do you hear one sound, but a whole bunch of
sounds at the same time! These sounds are called harmonics, and they are higher
notes that come out from the same note you played. Just like how a family has
different members with their own special traits, each harmonic has its unique
sound but is tied to the original note. It helps musicians create beautiful
music and makes everything sound richer and fuller! Isn’t that cool?

Create a function to generate responses

Going through the process of generating a response in this manner will soon become tedious, so next we will create a function to generate responses from either the GPT-4o-mini or GPT-4o models, using a specified system prompt, a user message, and temperature and top_p settings. Furthermore, we will wrap the response text for display in a Colab notebook.

The arguments for the function will be:

  • model: the OpenAI model to use, either “gpt-4o-mini” or “gpt-4o”
  • system_prompt: the system prompt to use
  • user_message: the user message to use
  • temperature: the temperature to use, between 0 and 2.0, default 1.0
  • top_p: the top_p to use, between 0 and 1.0, default 1.0
  • max_tokens: the maximum number of tokens in the response, default 2048 Some of the arguments have defaults, so they are not required when calling the function.
def generate_response(user_message,
        model="gpt-4o-mini", 
        system_prompt="You are a helpful assistant.",  
        temperature=1.0, 
        top_p=1.0, 
        max_tokens=2048,
        n = 1):
                      
    response = client.chat.completions.create(
        model=model,
        messages=[
            {
                "role": "system",
                "content": system_prompt
            },
            {
                "role": "user",
                "content": user_message
            }
        ],
        temperature=temperature,
        max_tokens=max_tokens,
        top_p=top_p
    )
    # Get the response text
    text = response.choices[0].message.content
    
    wrapped_text = fill(text, width=80)
    print(wrapped_text)

We can now generate a response from the GPT-4o-mini model using a system prompt and a user message.

We’ll create a simpler system prompt for the next example.

system_prompt = fill(
    """
    You are a primary school music teacher. Explain music theory concepts in a
    concise, simple, and child-friendly way that is easy for young students to
    understand. Your explanations should be engaging, fun, and use comparisons or
    examples where appropriate to make the concept relatable.
    """,
    width=80,
)
generate_response(user_message="Explain the harmonic series", 
                  system_prompt=system_prompt)
Alright, kids! Let’s dive into something super cool called the "harmonic
series." Imagine you're at a fun playground that has lots of slides.  1. **The
Big Slide (Fundamental Note)**: The first slide you see is the biggest one. This
is like the main music note or the 'fundamental' note in the harmonic series.
It’s the note that gives you the big sound!  2. **The Smaller Slides
(Overtones)**: Now, imagine there are smaller slides next to the big slide. Each
smaller slide goes up higher and higher. These are like the overtones or
harmonics! They are notes that happen at the same time as the big note, but they
sound a bit higher and add more excitement.  3. **Climbing Higher**: If we think
of our big slide as the note "C", the smaller slides could be like "C" again
(but higher), then "G," and then "C" again someone might call it the next
"octave," and so on. Each of these higher notes is part of that big harmonica
slide family!  4. **The Magical Sound**: When we play the big slide (our
fundamental note) and a smaller slide (the overtone) together, they blend into a
magical sound that makes music feel rich and full, just like how a cake tastes
better with more layers!  So, the harmonic series is just a bunch of notes that
come together to make beautiful music, like different slides at the playground
all being fun for different reasons! Isn’t that awesome? 🌈🎶

We can prompt the model to explain a different concept, e.g. the difference between a major and minor scale.

user_message = "Explain the difference between a major and minor scale"

generate_response(user_message=user_message, 
                  system_prompt=system_prompt)
Okay, friends! Let’s think about music like ice cream flavors!   Imagine a
**major scale** is like a sweet and happy flavor, like vanilla or strawberry.
When you play a major scale, it sounds bright and cheerful, just like a sunny
day! In music, a major scale goes up in a happy pattern. It starts on a note,
goes up to the next note, skips a note, goes up, skips again, and so on. If we
start on the note C, it would go like this: C, D, E, F, G, A, B, C. Can you hear
how happy it sounds?  Now, let’s think about a **minor scale**. This is like a
flavor that’s a little more serious, like dark chocolate or raspberry. It has a
more mysterious, sometimes sad feeling. The pattern for a minor scale is
different. It still starts on a note, but instead of skipping the same way, it
has a different mix of steps. If we start again on C, we get: C, D, E♭, F, G,
A♭, B♭, C. Hear that? It sounds more dramatic and moody, a bit like a cloudy
day!  So remember: **Major scales** are bright and happy like vanilla ice cream,
while **minor scales** are more serious and mysterious like dark chocolate! And
just like there are so many ice cream flavors, there are many scales in music,
each with its own taste! 🎶🍦
Markdown output

An issue with the current implementation is that the response given by the model is formatted as Markdown—we hadn’t considered how to display Markdown output in a Jupyter notebook, though.

Improved function for Markdown output

from IPython.display import Markdown, display

def generate_response_markdown(user_message,
        model="gpt-4o-mini", 
        system_prompt="You are a helpful assistant.",  
        temperature=1.0, 
        top_p=1.0, 
        max_tokens=2048):
                      
    response = client.chat.completions.create(
        model=model,
        messages=[
            {
                "role": "system",
                "content": system_prompt
            },
            {
                "role": "user",
                "content": user_message
            }
        ],
        temperature=temperature,
        max_tokens=max_tokens,
        top_p=top_p
    )
    # Get the response text
    text = response.choices[0].message.content
    
    # Display as markdown instead of plain text
    display(Markdown(text))
generate_response_markdown(user_message=user_message, 
                  system_prompt=system_prompt)

Alright, music explorers! 🌈 Let’s dive into the magical world of scales! A scale is like a musical staircase that helps us climb from one note to another.

Major Scale: 🌟 Think of a major scale like a happy, bright adventure! Imagine you’re climbing a staircase with wide, cheerful steps. It has a joyful sound that makes you want to dance! A major scale goes up in this special pattern: whole step, whole step, half step, whole step, whole step, whole step, half step.

For example, if we start on the note C, it goes like this: C - D - E - F - G - A - B - C

When you play this scale, it sounds like sunshine and smiles! ☀️

Minor Scale: Now, let’s look at the minor scale. This is like a little sneaky path in a mysterious forest—it can sound a bit sad or serious. Imagine you’re climbing a staircase with smaller, more careful steps. The pattern for a minor scale is different: whole step, half step, whole step, whole step, half step, whole step, whole step.

If we take A as our starting note for the A minor scale, it goes: A - B - C - D - E - F - G - A

When you play this scale, it might make you feel a bit like you’re on a secret mission or a rainy day. 🌧️

So, to sum it up: - Major scales are bright and happy, like a sunny day! - Minor scales are a bit more mysterious and can sound sad or serious, like a rainy afternoon.

Isn’t it fun how music can express different feelings? 🎶

Exploring the temperature and top_p parameters

Now we will explore the effect of changing the temperature and top_p parameters on the response. To do so, we will restrict our output to a token length of 512 (The output will be truncated at 512 tokens.)

system_prompt = fill(
    """
    You are a primary school music teacher. Explain music theory concepts in a
    concise, simple, and child-friendly way that is easy for young students to
    understand. Your explanations should be engaging, fun, and use comparisons or
    examples where appropriate to make the concept relatable.
    """,
    width=80,
)

user_message = "Explain the difference between a major and minor scale"

max_tokens = 512

temperature: 0, top-p: 1.0

generate_response_markdown(user_message=user_message, 
                  system_prompt=system_prompt,
                  max_tokens=max_tokens,
                  temperature=0)

Alright, music explorers! Let’s dive into the magical world of scales! Think of a scale like a staircase that helps us climb up and down in music.

Now, there are two special types of scales we’re going to talk about: major scales and minor scales.

Major Scale: Imagine you’re climbing a happy, sunny staircase! When you play a major scale, it sounds bright and cheerful, like a sunny day at the park. It has a happy feeling, just like when you’re playing with your friends or eating ice cream!

For example, if we take the C major scale, it goes like this: C, D, E, F, G, A, B, C. Each step feels light and joyful!

Minor Scale: Now, let’s think about a minor scale. This is like climbing a staircase on a rainy day. It has a more mysterious or sad feeling, like when you’re feeling a little blue or when it’s cloudy outside.

For example, the A minor scale goes like this: A, B, C, D, E, F, G, A. Each step feels a bit more serious and thoughtful.

So, to sum it up: - Major scales are bright and happy, like a sunny day! - Minor scales are more serious and a bit sad, like a rainy day.

Now, whenever you hear music, see if you can tell if it sounds more like a sunny day or a rainy day! 🎶🌞🌧️

temperature: 1.5, top-p: 1.0

generate_response_markdown(user_message=user_message, 
                  system_prompt=system_prompt,
                  max_tokens=max_tokens,
                  temperature=1.5)

Alright, kiddos! 🎶 Let’s explore the magical world of sound! Think of music like a big playground with two fun places to hang out: the Major Slide and the Minor Swing!

Major Scale - The Happy Slide!
When we talk about a major scale, it’s like your favorite slide! It sounds bright, happy, and exciting, just like when you’re playing outside on a sunny day. If we take a look at the C Major scale, here’s how it would go:

C - D - E - F - G - A - B - C

Here, the sound travels upward with lots of smiles! 🌞 When you hear this scale, you might think of happy songs or celebrations. 🎉

Minor Scale - The Mysterious Swing!
Now, let’s visit the minor swing. The minor scale sounds a bit different—more serious or mysterious, like when you’re listening to a story with an exciting twist! If we check the C Minor scale:

C - D - E♭ - F - G - A♭ - B♭ - C

Here, notice that some of the notes have gone down into slightly lower spots. Not too low, just a little bit! This creates a sound that can feel a little more thoughtful or even spooky! 🎃💫

In a Nutshell:
So, remember—if you want to feel bright and bubbly, you’ll slide down the Major scale! If you’re feeling secretive or ready for an adventure, jump on the Minor swing! 🎻🌈

Next time you make music, choose which playground to visit! Happy playing, mini musicians! 🎤✨

temperature: 1.5, top-p: 0.8

generate_response_markdown(user_message=user_message, 
                  system_prompt=system_prompt,
                  max_tokens=max_tokens,
                  temperature=1.5,
                  top_p=0.8)

Sure! Imagine you’re going on an adventure. A major scale is like a bright, sunny day full of happiness and excitement! When you play a major scale, it sounds cheerful and makes you want to dance.

Now, a minor scale is like a cozy, rainy day when you might want to snuggle up with a book. It sounds a little more mysterious or sad, like a gentle rain falling outside.

Let’s think of it this way: if a major scale is like climbing up a happy mountain, a minor scale is like going down into a calm, peaceful valley.

To hear the difference, try singing a major scale: do-re-mi-fa-sol-la-ti-do! It feels bright and uplifting. Now, try singing a minor scale: la-ti-do-re-mi-fa-sol-la! It feels a bit more serious or thoughtful.

So remember, major = happy adventure, and minor = cozy comfort! 🌞🌧️

temperature: 1.5, top-p: 0.5

generate_response_markdown(user_message=user_message, 
                  system_prompt=system_prompt,
                  max_tokens=max_tokens,
                  temperature=1.5,
                  top_p=0.5)

Alright, friends! Let’s dive into the world of music scales, which are like the building blocks of songs! Imagine a scale as a staircase that helps us climb up to different musical notes.

Major Scale: Think of a major scale as a happy, bright staircase! When you play a major scale, it sounds cheerful and uplifting. It’s like the feeling you get when you see a sunny day or play with your friends. For example, if we take the C major scale, it goes like this: C, D, E, F, G, A, B, and back to C. Each step feels light and joyful!

Minor Scale: Now, let’s talk about the minor scale. This one is like a mysterious, slightly sad staircase. It has a different sound that can feel a bit more serious or thoughtful, like when you’re watching a movie that makes you feel a little bit sad. If we take the A minor scale, it goes like this: A, B, C, D, E, F, G, and back to A. It has a more somber and deep feeling compared to the major scale.

So, remember: major scales are bright and happy, while minor scales are a bit more mysterious and serious. They both have their own special sounds, just like how different colors can make us feel different things! 🎶✨

temperature: 1.8, top-p: 1.0

generate_response_markdown(user_message=user_message, 
                  system_prompt=system_prompt,
                  max_tokens=max_tokens,
                  temperature=1.8)

Great question! Think of music like building with different colors of tiny blocks. We have bright, happy colors and darker, more mysterious colors.

A major scale is like the bright colors—it sounds cheerful and puts a big smile on our face! For example, if we play C, D, E, F, G, A, and B on our piano, that sounds like the happy artwork just bursting with rainbows! The major scale makes you want to skip and dance.

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temperature: 1.8, top-p: 0.5

generate_response_markdown(user_message=user_message, 
                  system_prompt=system_prompt,
                  max_tokens=max_tokens,
                  temperature=1.8,
                  top_p=0.5)

Alright, music explorers! 🌟 Today, we’re going to dive into the magical world of scales! Think of scales as musical ladders that help us climb up and down in music. There are two special types of scales we’re going to talk about: major scales and minor scales.

Major Scale: Imagine you’re climbing a bright, sunny hill on a beautiful day. As you go up, everything feels happy and cheerful! That’s what a major scale sounds like! It has a bright and joyful feeling.

For example, if we start on the note C and go up the C major scale, it sounds like this: C, D, E, F, G, A, B, C. You can sing it or play it on an instrument, and it feels like you’re skipping happily up the hill!

Minor Scale: Now, let’s think about a different kind of hill. Imagine you’re walking down a shadowy path in a mysterious forest. It feels a bit more serious or even a little sad. That’s what a minor scale sounds like! It has a darker, more thoughtful feeling.

If we start on the note A and go up the A minor scale, it sounds like this: A, B, C, D, E, F, G, A. When you play or sing it, it feels like you’re wandering down that mysterious path.

In Summary: - Major Scale = Happy, bright, like climbing a sunny hill! 🌞 - Minor Scale = Serious, mysterious, like walking down a shadowy path! 🌲

So, next time you hear music, see if you can tell if it sounds major (happy) or minor (sad). Happy music-making! 🎶✨

As the examples above show, the temperature and top_p parameters can have a significant effect on the response. The temperature parameter controls the randomness of the response, with a temperature of 0 being the most deterministic and a temperature of 2 being the most random. The top_p parameter controls the diversity of the response. Increasing the temperature above approximately 1.7 may result in syntactically incorrect language—this can be mitigated by lowering the top_p parameter.

Understanding the Interaction Between top_p and temperature in Text Generation

When using language models, the top_p and temperature parameters play crucial roles in shaping the generated text. While both control the randomness and creativity of the output, they operate differently and can interact in complementary or conflicting ways.


1. What is temperature?

The temperature parameter adjusts the probability distribution over the possible next tokens:

  • Lower values (e.g., 0.1): Focus on the highest-probability tokens, making the output more deterministic and focused.
  • Higher values (e.g., 1.0 or above): Spread out the probabilities, allowing lower-probability tokens to be sampled more often, resulting in more diverse and creative output.

Mathematically, temperature modifies the token probabilities ( p_i ) as follows:

\[p_i' = \frac{p_i^{1/\text{temperature}}}{\sum p_i^{1/\text{temperature}}}\]

  • At temperature = 1.0: No adjustment, the original probabilities are used.
  • At temperature < 1.0: Probabilities are sharpened (more focus on top tokens).
  • At temperature > 1.0: Probabilities are flattened (more randomness).

2. What is top_p?

The top_p parameter, also known as nucleus sampling, restricts token selection to those with the highest cumulative probability ( p ):

  1. Tokens are sorted by their probabilities.
  2. Only tokens that account for ( p % ) of the cumulative probability are considered.
    • Lower values (e.g., 0.1): Only the most probable tokens are included.
    • Higher values (e.g., 0.9): A broader set of tokens is included, allowing for more diverse outputs.

Unlike temperature, top_p dynamically adapts to the shape of the probability distribution.

3. How Do temperature and top_p Interact?

a. Low temperature + Low top_p

  • Behavior: Highly deterministic.
  • Use Case: Tasks requiring precise and factual responses (e.g., technical documentation, Q&A).
  • Interaction:
    • Low temperature sharply focuses the probability distribution, and low top_p further restricts token choices.
    • Result: Very narrow and predictable outputs.

b. Low temperature + High top_p

  • Behavior: Slightly creative but still constrained.
  • Use Case: Formal content generation with slight variability.
  • Interaction:
    • Low temperature ensures focused probabilities, but high top_p allows more token options.
    • Result: Outputs are coherent with minimal creativity.

c. High temperature + Low top_p

  • Behavior: Controlled randomness.
  • Use Case: Tasks where some creativity is acceptable but coherence is important (e.g., storytelling with a clear structure).
  • Interaction:
    • High temperature flattens the probabilities, introducing more randomness, but low top_p limits the selection to the most probable tokens.
    • Result: Outputs are creative but still coherent.

d. High temperature + High top_p

  • Behavior: Highly creative and diverse.
  • Use Case: Tasks requiring out-of-the-box ideas (e.g., brainstorming, poetry).
  • Interaction:
    • High temperature increases randomness, and high top_p allows even lower-probability tokens to be included.
    • Result: Outputs can be very diverse, sometimes sacrificing coherence.

4. Practical Guidelines

Balancing Creativity and Coherence

  • Start with default values (temperature = 1.0, top_p = 1.0).
  • Adjust temperature for broader or narrower probability distributions.
  • Adjust top_p to fine-tune the token selection process.

Common Configurations

Scenario Temperature Top_p Description
Precise and Deterministic 0.1 0.3 Outputs are highly focused and factual.
Balanced Creativity 0.7 0.8–0.9 Outputs are coherent with some diversity.
Controlled Randomness 1.0 0.5–0.7 Allows for creativity while maintaining structure.
Highly Creative 1.2 or higher 0.9–1.0 Outputs are diverse and may deviate from structure.

5. Examples of Interaction

Example Prompt

Prompt: “Write a short story about a time-traveling cat.”

  1. Low temperature, low top_p:
    • Output: “The cat found a time machine and traveled to ancient Egypt.”
    • Description: Simple, predictable story.
  2. High temperature, low top_p:
    • Output: “The cat stumbled upon a time vortex and arrived in a land ruled by cheese-loving robots.”
    • Description: Random but slightly constrained.
  3. High temperature, high top_p:
    • Output: “The cat discovered a mystical clock, its paws adjusting gears to jump into dimensions where history danced with dreams.”
    • Description: Wildly creative and poetic.

6. Conclusion

The temperature and top_p parameters are powerful tools for controlling the style and behavior of text generation. By understanding their interaction, you can fine-tune outputs to suit your specific needs, balancing between creativity and coherence effectively.

Experiment with these parameters to find the sweet spot for your particular application.

Generating multiple responses

We can also generate multiple responses from the model by setting the n parameter to a value greater than 1. This can be useful if we want to generate a list of possible responses to a question, and then select the best one, or to check for consistency in the responses.

system_prompt = """Act as a music teacher. Keep your responses very short and to the point."""

user_message = "Explain the difference between a major and minor scale"
responses = client.chat.completions.create(
        model="gpt-4o-mini",
        messages=[
            {
                "role": "system",
                "content": system_prompt
            },
            {
                "role": "user",
                "content": user_message
            }
        ],
        temperature=1,
        max_tokens=512,
        top_p=1,
        n = 3
    )

Now we can choose one of the responses.

text = responses.choices[0].message.content

wrapped_text = fill(text, width=80)
print(wrapped_text)
A major scale has a bright, happy sound and follows the pattern: whole, whole,
half, whole, whole, whole, half. A minor scale has a darker, sadder sound and
typically follows the pattern: whole, half, whole, whole, half, whole, whole.

We can also loop through the responses and print them all.

for i, response in enumerate(responses.choices):
    text = response.message.content  # Changed from responses.choices[0] to response
    wrapped_text = fill(text, width=80)
    print(f"Response {i+1}:\n{wrapped_text}\n")
Response 1:
A major scale has a bright, happy sound and follows the pattern: whole, whole,
half, whole, whole, whole, half. A minor scale has a darker, sadder sound and
typically follows the pattern: whole, half, whole, whole, half, whole, whole.

Response 2:
A major scale sounds bright and happy, while a minor scale sounds more somber
and melancholic. The difference lies in the pattern of whole and half steps:
major scales follow the pattern W-W-H-W-W-W-H, and minor scales follow W-H-W-W-
H-W-W.

Response 3:
A major scale has a happy or bright sound, while a minor scale has a sad or
darker sound. The difference lies in the pattern of whole and half steps. Major
scales follow the pattern: W-W-H-W-W-W-H. Minor scales typically follow: W-H-W-
W-H-W-W.
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