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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 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.
What are all the Alto Sax Scales?
Well the 12 major scales of the alto saxophone are C,F,B(flat),E(flat),A(flat),D(flat),g(flat),B,E,A,D, and G.
What is the interval 'Major 2nd' in F Major?
There are five major seconds which occur in the key of F major - the first major second is between F and G, then between G and A, then between B-flat and C, then between C and D and finally between D and E.
I hope this answers your question.
What are the notes in an B minor scale?
In B harmonic Minor, you lower the third and sixth scale degree from the B major scale. So your notes will be B, C#, D, E, F#, G, A#, B
There are three forms of minor: Harmonic, Melodic, and Natural.
How do you tell what key a piece of music is when dealing with flats in the key signature?
When working with flats, the second to last flat is the key signature.
The exception here being when only one flat is in the key signature -
this would be the key of 'F.'
The order of flats are as follows: B-flat, E-flat, A-flat, D-flat, G-flat... etc.
What are the notes in g minor scale?
For G Harmonic Minor:
G, A, B-flat, C, D, E-flat and F-sharp.
For G Melodic Minor:
[Ascending] G, A, B-flat, C, D, E and F-sharp.
[Descending] G, F, E-flat, D, C, B-flat and A.
How many steps are in a major scale?
There are eight notes (steps) in a major musical scale. If whole steps are tones and half steps are semitones, then the order is tone, tone, semitone, tone, tone, tone, semitone.
The dominant scale/chord in music is that built on the 5th scale degree of the key. In C major, the dominant is G.
If there is one F sharp in the key signature are all F's played sharp?
Yes, unless preceded by a Natural sign.
How do you create a major scale?
To create a major scale, you must use a series of whole and half steps. Whole steps are the movement of a note two pitches up. For example, a C to a D (C goes to C sharp which goes to D). Another example is D sharp to an F (D sharp to E to F). A half step is a movement of one pitch up. For example, a C to a C sharp. Another example would be a B to a C. Now just pick any note and to make the scale just follow the sequence of whole and half steps. Whole, Whole, Half, Whole, Whole, Whole, Half For example, if you chose G, you would end up with: G, A, B, C, D, E, F sharp, G
What is the definition of a major scale in music?
A major scale is represented with intervals of whole steps between each note except for mi & fa, and ti & do.
What is the notes of the song sitsiritsit in flute?
It may be 2/4 time signature or 4/4 it depends on how many pauses it have for example (sitsi-ritsit) it has two syllables its easy!
What notes are in the scale of B minor?
B Natural minor:
B, C#, D, E, F#, G, A, B
B Harmonic minor (raise the 7th)
B, C#, D, E, F#, G, A#, B
B melodic minor (traditional) (Raise the 6th and 7th going up, drop on way down)
B, C#, D, E, F#, G#, A#, B (Ascending)
B, C#, D, E, F#, G, A, B (Descending)
B melodic minor (Jazz) (raise the 6th and 7th regardless if going up or down.
B, C#, D, E, F#, G#, A#, B
What will happen to the notes and rest if there's a period after it?
A note or rest that is followed by a dot (or period) will have it's duration increased by 1/2 of the note's (or rest's) original value.
For example: a dotted quarter note will have a value of one-quarter plus one-eighth of a beat.
That would be an opinion, but I'd say a half step or more below the note supposed to be played/sung is definitely quite flat.
What are the notes of the F major scale?
The F major scale, ascending and descending, is:
F, G, A, B flat, C, D, E, F, E, D, C, B flat, A, G, F
What is the harmonic minor scale on the alto sax?
The same as a harmonic minor on any other instrument. google it, you lazy bugger.
What notes do minor pentatonic scales have?
the major pentatonic scale ( notes played are 1st note or "Root" note, then the 2nd, 3rd, 5th and the 6th) differs from the the minor pentatonic (1st, 3rd flatted, 4th, 5th, and 7th flatted) D major pentatonic: D, E, F#, A, and B (1st, 2nd, 3rd, 5th, and 6th notes of the D scale.) D minor pentatonic: D, F, G, A, and C (1st, 3rd flatted, 4th, 5th, and 7th flatted) (D =1st note , 3rd flatted = F (F# becomes F when flatted), G = 4th note, A = 5th note and 6th note flatted = C (C# becomes C when flatted). Hope that is helpful.. Same pattern applys to other notes for creating major and minor pentatonic scales.
Is F sharp the same as G flat?
F# and Gb are enharmonics. They share the same pitch, but have different functions in musical notation.
Especially attuned musicians may differentiate F# and Gb particularly when they appear as thirds or fifths of chords, but yes, they are enharmonic equivalents.
What is the primary difference between a major scale and a minor scale?
The primary difference between a major and minor scale is in the positioning of the tones and semitones that make up the scale. Both scales have eight notes. In the standard harmonic minor scale, the semitones occur between the 2nd and 3rd notes of the scale, whilst in the major scale, the semitones occur between the 3rd and 4th notes, and the 7th and 8th notes.
