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Understanding music keys and scales pdf
Understanding music keys and scales pdf









understanding music keys and scales pdf

Harmonic minor scale = 1 2 b3 4 5 b6 7 (C D Eb F G Ab B) Major pentatonic scale = 1 2 3 5 6 (C D E G A) Minor pentatonic scale = 1 b3 4 5 b7 (C Eb F G Bb)īlues scale = 1 b3 4 b5 5 b7 (C Eb F Gb G Bb) Minor scale = 1 2 b3 4 5 b6 b7 (C D Eb F G Ab Bb) Major scale = 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 (C D E F G A B) Gb major scale = Gb Ab Bb Cb (=B) Db Eb F Gb Pick the appropriate major scale key and scale formula below: You can do this with any scale in any key. See image below, diagrams three and four. The notes of the C minor Pentatonic scale consists of the notes C Eb F G Bb (1 b3 4 5 b7) The seventh note of the C major scale is B, so if you go down a half step B becomes Bb (B flat). b7 (flat seven) means you take the seventh note of the major scale only a half step down. The third note of the C major scale is E, so if you go down a half step E becomes Eb (E flat). So you play the first note of the major scale, then the third note lowered by a half step, the fourth note, the fifth note and the seventh note lowered by a half step.ī3 (flat three) means you take the third note of the major scale only a half step down. The Minor Pentatonic scale formula = 1 b3 4 5 b7 Let's take the C minor pentatonic scale for example. See image below, first two scale diagrams. The notes of the major scale are referred to as numbers 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 We use the major scale as groundwork and reference point for building all the other scales and then apply the appropriate scale formula to fill in the notes.Ī scale formula shows you the notes of a scale compared to the notes of the major scale. To construct or build a scale we need a major scale and a scale formula.











Understanding music keys and scales pdf