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To determine what the seventh note (leading note) is in a minor scale, you need to determine which minor scale you are playing.
The seventh note of a natural minor scale, you take the note which is a whole tone (2 notes) below your tonic (the note which is the name of your scale). Example: In A natural minor scale the leading note is G.
The seventh note of a harmonic minor scale is a semitone (1 note) below your tonic note. Ex: In E harmonic minor scale, the leading note is D sharp.
The seventh note of a melodic minor scale (ascending) will be a semitone below your tonic note, like your harmonic minor scale. Descending the melodic minor scale reverts to its natural state, therefore your seventh note will be a whole tone below your tonic.
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Which note is raised a semitone in a harmonic minor scale?
The 7th note (leading note) is raised by a semitone in a harmonic minor scale.
In a minor scale the seventh note must always be?
In a harmonic minor scale, the 7th note is up one semitone ascending and descending. In a melodic minor scale, the 6th and 7th note is up one semitone ascending, and back to the natural minor scale descending.
What is the third note in an A minor scale?
C is the third note of an A minor scale.
What is the first note of a major or minor scale?
The first note of a major or minor scale is called the tonic note. For example: for C major, the first note (or tonic note) is C; for a minor, the first note (or tonic note) is a.
What is the relative harmonic minor scale of C Major?
"That would be A minor. Go a minor third below the tonic of the major scale to find the relative minor." Technically, there is no relative harmonic major to the key of C Major. The relative minor scale of C Major would the natural minor scale of A. A harmonic minor scale raises the 7th note of the scale a half step, giving us G#, which is not in the key of C Major.
Which note is raised a semitone in a harmonic minor scale?
The 7th note (leading note) is raised by a semitone in a harmonic minor scale.
In a minor scale the seventh note must always be?
In a harmonic minor scale, the 7th note is up one semitone ascending and descending. In a melodic minor scale, the 6th and 7th note is up one semitone ascending, and back to the natural minor scale descending.
What is the third note in an A minor scale?
C is the third note of an A minor scale.
What is the most obvious difference between major and minor intervallic qualities?
A major interval is when the higher note is in the scale of the bottom note. Example. C to E is a major (3rd) interval because the note F is in the C major scale, but A to G is not a major interval because G is not in the A major scale, if it was A to G# then it would be a major (7th) interval because G# is in the A major scale. A minor interval (natural minor, no raised 7th) is exactly the same but you can think of it in 2 ways 1. the upper note is in the minor scale of the lower note e.g. A to F is a minor (6th) interval because the note F is in the A minor scale (not A major). 2. The upper note is a semitone down from the major scale of the lower note. Eg. G to F is a minor (7th) interval, because G to F# is a major (7th) interval and F is a semi tone down from F#, it is therefore minor. Intervals that are Unisons, 4ths, 5ths, and Octaves or 8ths are neither major or minor because the upper note is in both the minor and major scale of the lower note, they are called 'perfect'
What scale degrees are altered in a melodic minor?
In a melodic minor scale, the 6th and 7th degree of the scale is raised up 1 half step on the way up the scale. On the way back down the scale, the 6th and 7th are back down to the natural form of the minor.
What is the first note of a major or minor scale?
The first note of a major or minor scale is called the tonic note. For example: for C major, the first note (or tonic note) is C; for a minor, the first note (or tonic note) is a.
What is the relative harmonic minor scale of C Major?
"That would be A minor. Go a minor third below the tonic of the major scale to find the relative minor." Technically, there is no relative harmonic major to the key of C Major. The relative minor scale of C Major would the natural minor scale of A. A harmonic minor scale raises the 7th note of the scale a half step, giving us G#, which is not in the key of C Major.
What is difference between a flat and a minor on the keyboard?
A flat is the note that is a half step down from the note with the flat sign. A minor is the name of a type of scale, which is the scale starting with the minor note it's named after. For example, the B minor scale would start with B minor, as opposed to starting with C (the first note of the common C major scale).
What is the sixth note in a major scale?
The submediant - which is the note a relative minor scale begins on
How are harmonic and melodic minor scales different from natural minor scales?
The harmonic minor scale has the 7th note of the natural minor scale raised. The melodic minor scale has the 6th and 7th notes of the natural minor scale raised and then lowered. e.g. A natural minor: A, B, C, D, E, F, G, A A harmonic minor: A, B, C, D, E, F, G#, A A melodic minor: A, B, C, D, E, F#, G#, A, G, F, E, D, C, B, A
How many kinds of minor scales are there?
Harmonic Minor - The first minor scale you will learn, uses the accidentals in the key signature with a sharp 7th. Melodic Minor - First half of the scale is minor, the second half is major (ascending). Descending, only the accidentals in the scale are used. Natural Minor - Same notes as the relative major but ending on the first note of the minor scale. Hope this helps.
What is the leading tonic of C major?
Each scale has a Leading Tone (which is the 7th note of the scale) and a Tonic Note (which is the first/eighth note of the scale). For the key of C major, the leading tone would be B, and the tonic note would be C.
