Scale : is a tuning system including twelve notes,each of these notes has a special name called a scale degree and there are a distances ( whole steps or half steps ) between each two notes.
- The first note ( I ) is called a tonic.
- The second note( II ) is called a supertonic
- The third note ( III ) is called a mediant.
- The fourth note ( IV ) is called a subdominant
- The fifth note ( V ) is called a dominant.
- The sixth note ( VI ) is called a submediant
- If the distance between seventh note ( VII ) and eighth note is a half step the seventh note called a leading tone
if the distance whole step the seventh note called a subtonic.
- Major scale : formula is w w h w w w h
- Minor scale : formula is w h w w w h w
- Harmonic minor : formula is w h w w h w+h h
- Melodic minor :
ascending : to be formed.convert the natural harmonic with rise the sixth
and seventh notes by half step. formula is w h w w w w h
descending : to be formed.convert the ascending with lower the sixth and
seventh notes by half step (to became like natural minor).formula is w w h w w h w
if we start and end the C majore scale from the D note (supertonic) this wil be
Dorian mode : formula is w h w w w h w
if we start and end from the E note (mediant) this wil be
Phrygian mode :formula is h w w w h w w
if we start and end from the F note (Subdominant) this wil be
Lydian mode : formula is w w w h w w h
if we start and end from the G note (Dominant) this wil be
Mixolydian mode : formula is w w h w w h w
if we start and end from the A note (Submediant) this wil be
Aeolian mode : formula is w h w w h w w
Pentatonic: we create this scale by take these notes 1 2 3 5 6 8
formula is w w h+w w w+h
Hungarine : we create thisa scale by take all the notes 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
formula is w h w+h h h w+h h
Whole tone : we creat this scale by take these notes 1 2 3 4 5 6 8
formula is : w w w w w w
Blues : we creat this scale by take these notes 1 3 4 5 5 7 8
formula is w+h w h h w+h w
if we start and end from the B note (leading tone) this wil be
Locrian mode : formula is h w w h w w w
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