Lyrics minor refers to those ditties that can be hummed at any time when they are suitable for indoor or outdoor work that is not too heavy. Minor is the largest and most widely distributed folk song in Shanxi, covering all parts of the country.

The lyrics of Shanxi minor are neat and standardized, and the basic format is seven sentences, followed by cross sentences, followed by five sentences, many of which are mixed structures of the above three forms, and a few long and short sentences. The structure of minor embodies the law of "connecting and turning", and the changes of this paragraph structure are various.

The genre forms of Shanxi minor are rich and colorful, including beautiful lyric songs, vulgar ditties that express daily family life easily and happily, narrative songs that recite characters' stories, enthusiastic and cheerful entertainment songs that are suitable for festivals or festive occasions, humorous and witty songs, and satirical songs that condemn laziness or other ugly phenomena.