A cikin ka'idar kiɗa, kalmar "ƙananan yanayin" tana nufin nau'in ma'aunin kiɗan da aka samo daga ƙaramin sikelin halitta. Ƙananan ma'auni na halitta ma'auni ne na bayanin kula bakwai wanda ke da takamaiman tsari na duka da rabi matakai, kuma an gina shi a kan mataki na shida na babban ma'auni. Karamin yanayin ana siffanta shi da sautinsa na musamman, wanda galibi ana kwatanta shi da “bakin ciki” ko “melancholic.”A zahiri, an ce waƙar da aka rubuta a ƙaramin maɓalli. a cikin ƙaramin yanayi. Wannan yana nufin cewa waƙa da jituwar waƙar suna dogara ne akan bayanan ƙananan ma'auni na dabi'a, kuma gabaɗayan yanayi da yanayin motsin kiɗan yana tasiri ga halayen ƙananan yanayin.