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Would a scale beginning cde be the start of a major or minor scale?
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C, D, and E are the first three notes of the C major scale.
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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.
What is a series of 8 pitches that can be a major or minor called?
A Major/Minor scale.
What minor scale mode is just a major scale starting on the sixth scale degree?
I'm not sure if this is the answer your looking for, but by playing a scale, starting on the sixth degree in a major scale (also called aeolian mode), you will essentially be playing a natural minor scale. Specifically, the relative minor.
What are the relative minors for the B major scale?
A flat minor is the relative minor of B major
What minor scale has one flat?
B flat Major has 2 flats and G Minor has 2 flats.
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.
How do you get the major and minor scale?
(X) Minor Scale = 3 semitones below (Y) Major Scale E.G. C Minor = E♭ Major
What is the relative scale of f minor?
F Major has a relative minor scale of D Minor.
What does a major scale have in common with its parallel minor scale?
A major scale and its relative minor scale share the same key signature.
Which scale does not require sharp or flat notes?
The C major scale and its relative minor, the A minor scale. C Major.
What is a major scale with a minor third called?
Simply a minor scale
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.
What is a series of 8 pitches that can be a major or minor called?
A Major/Minor scale.
How many pitches to you need to lower to change a Major Scale to a Minor Scale?
To change a major scale to a natural minor scale, lower the 3rd, 6th, and 7th scale degrees.
Can you play a minor scale with a major chord?
yes...but technically you would want to use the chord that went with the scale
What ratio does a major sixth followed by a minor third result in?
A minor third is the same distance as the tonic to the third in a natural minor scale. This is one tone followed by on semi tone, which equates to 3 semi tones. A major sixth would equate to ten semi tones. If you are going from the sixth of a major scale, to the third of a minor scale, you would be going down by 7 semi tones. However, if you are on the sixth note of a major scale, and go down by a minor third, then you will be going down by 3 semi tones.
How many steps does a natural minor scale have?
Eight, the same as in any major or minor scale.
