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Scales and Key Signatures
This category is about major, minor and other musical scales, and keys and key signatures in musical notation. All questions should relate to forms and construction of scales, and key signatures within these forms.
2,369 Questions
What is an example of an F flat major scale?
F♭ major is a theoretical key, since the B note requires a double flat to keep the TTSTTTS major scale formula straight (in this case T = tone, S = semitone).
The scale goes as follows:
F♭, G♭, A♭, Bbb (double-flat), C♭, D♭, E♭ and F♭.
Bbb is the enharmonic of A♮.
The relative minor of this scale would be D♭ minor and the enharmonic equivalent is E major (with the significantly simpler key signature of four sharps).
What is the scale used in japanese music?
The Pentatonic scale which has been adopted by many western musicians was invented in China, which potentially sounds very Japanese
The D Major scale has two sharps, F and C. The notes in this scale are D, E F sharp, G, A, B, C sharp, D.
D, E, F, G, A, Bb, C, D (natural minor)
D, E, F, G, A, Bb, C#, D (harmonic minor)
Ascending: D, E, F, G, A, B, C#, D. Descending: D, C, Bb, A, G, F, E, D. (melodic minor)
Which major scale only uses the white notes on a keyboard?
The C major scale uses only the white notes.
What key signature has b flat?
Assuming the key signature has only one flat (B Flat) then the key is either F Major, or D minor.
What key signature has G sharp and E sharp?
Four key signatures have G sharp and E sharp in them: F sharp Major, D sharp minor, C sharp Major and A sharp minor.
What is the meter of scherzo in b minor op 20?
The meter of the Scherzo in B minor, Op. 20 by Frédéric Chopin is in 3/4 time. This time signature gives the piece its characteristic lively and dance-like feel, typical of a scherzo. The rhythm is marked by a strong emphasis on the first beat, contributing to its energetic and playful nature.
How do you alter a major scale to create the blues scale?
Blues attempts to present some of the non-12-tone music systems from Africa, so it's not a simple major-minor transposition.
One distinction is the harmonic 7th - it has a ratio of 7:4, which does not fit into any interval in the standard "Western" scale (and therefore cannot be played on fixed-pitch instrument such as a piano), and musicians often fake the interval by playing the minor seventh or a major seventh chord.
{apex}bending (lowering) the 3rd, 5th, and 7th scale degree.
What is the pattern in a minor scale?
Root, whole-step, half-step, whole, whole, half, whole, whole.
On a piano, if you start on A you would bo straight up the white notes. if you start on C, you would go C, D, E-flat, F, G, A-flat, B-flat, C
What is a three octave D major scale?
d, e, f♯, g, a, b, c♯
d, e, f♯, g, a, b, c♯
d, e, f♯, g, a, b, c♯
d.
What key signature does A major have?
A major has three sharps: F, C, and G.
F sharp, C sharp, G sharp
What is the principle or the rules in finding the key signature?
If the key signature has sharps:
The major key is the note above the last sharp in the key signature.
The minor key is the note below the last sharp in the key signature.
Ex: key signature with sharps f-c-g is A major or F-sharp major
If the key signature has flats:
The major key is the note of the next to last flat in the key signature. If there is only one flat, it is F major.
The minor key is the note TWO notes above the last flat in the key signature.
Ex: key signature with the flats b-e-a-d-g is D-flat major or B-flat minor
If the key signature has no flats or sharps:
The major key is C.
The minor key is A.
TO CREATE THE KEY SIGNATURE FROM THE KEYThe sharps always go in this order: F-C-G-D-A-E-B-C (circle of fifths)
If you are creating the key signature for a major key, keep writing sharps until the last sharp is the note below the key you need.
If you are creating the key signature for a minor key, keep writing sharps until the last sharp is the note above the key you need.
Ex: The key signature for B major and G-sharp minor is f-c-g-d-a.
The flats always go in this order: B-E-A-D-G-C-F (circle of fourths)
If you are creating the key signature for a major key, keep writing flats until the next-to-last flat is the key you need.
If you are creating the key signature for a minor key, keep writing flats until the last flat is TWO notes below the key you need.
Ex: The key signature for E-flat major and C minor is b-e-a.
The key signature for C major and A minor has no flats or sharps.
The key signature for F major and d minor has ONE flat (B-flat).
Who sings the song don't mess with my toot toot?
Originally- Rockin' Sidney Simien
Covered by Denise La Salle in 1985.
What key signature has A flat B flat D flat and E flat?
When reading flat key signatures, it is the second to last flat:
The order of the flats go as such: B flat, E flat, A Flat, D flat, G flat, C flat, F flat.
In this case that would make A being the second to last flat, thus the key would be A-Flat Major or f Minor.
What does a g major scale contain?
The G Major scale is as follows:
G-A-B-C-D-E-F#-G
It follows the typical major scale pattern of intervals:
whole-whole-half-whole-whole-whole-half
How do you do A flat on guitar?
a barre chord on the 4th fret on the e string it should be like this (if you read tab?)
1 - index finger 2 middle 3 the one in between pinky and middle 4 pinky
At 4 5 6 - fret numbers
e 1
B 1
G 1 2
D 1 4
A 1 3
E 1
What are the notes in the major scales to stay in key?
The a major scale is a,b,c#,d,e,f#,g#,a. the b major scale is b,c#,d#,e,f#,g#,a#,b. the c major scale is c,d,e,f,g,a,b,c. the d major scale is d,e,f#,g#,a,b,c#,d. the e major scale is e,f#,g#,a,b,c#,d#,e. the f major scale is f,g,a,b-flat,c,d,e,f. the g major scalle is g,a,b,c,d,e,f#,g.
