![]() Thus, an ascending chromatic scale built within a minor-key context would look and sound like the following: For anything left, use the raised pitches for major. Use the major-key syllables for raised scale degrees that belong to the major scale. In a minor key, start with the natural-minor syllables for diatonic pitches. Do becomes di, re becomes ri, and so on.įollowing is an ascending chromatic scale, using these raised syllables for chromatically altered tones. In each case, the vowel of the solfège syllable is changed to “i” to reflect the higher pitch. The other scale degrees- d, re, fa, sol, and la-can all be raised by semitone without reproducing another tone in the scale. As a result, they are not usually chromatically raised. In a major key, mi and ti form a semitone with the pitches above them in the scale. In a future article I am going the above mentioned from 3 points of view : intervals, degrees and notes, so you can see 3 basic approaches to scale understanding and comprehending.įor a complete scale comprehending and understanding of the major scale, minor scale and chromatic scale you should visit this place.Chromatic solfège syllables and sequentials For example: A is the relative minor of C major. In every natural major scale, the 6 th degree is called the relative minor. To create the minor natural start the major scale from the 6 th degree. The Minor Scale How do we build a minor scale ? You don’t need to memorize all the above mentioned now, but you should understand the logic because you will need it very often. Use all 7 note names (C D E etc), once each, starting from the root.Īdd flats an sharps where required to produce the interval structure for the major scale.Īt the picture below you have the major natural for all 12 semitones Start from the root note (ex: A, B, C# etc.) which gives the name of the scale. In many cases it’s more convenient to think in terms of scales degrees rather than note names, because the note names change with the key, while the degrees are always the same, since they simply describe the position of a note within a scale. The first note of a scale is also called the root or the tonic. So in the key of C major C is degree I, D is degree II and so on. ![]() The first note of is also called the first degree of a scale, the second note the second degree and so on.ĭegrees are often written with Roman numeral: I, II, III, IV, V, VI and VII. This means 1 tone (2) between the first and second note, 1 tone (2) between the second and third note, 1 semi-tone (1) between the third and forth note and so on. The Major Scale How do we build a major scale ?ġ stands for a semitone, 2 stands for a tone (or 2 semitones) ![]() The diatonic scale is most familiar as the major or the “natural” minor scale. The Diatonic is a seven note octave -repeating musical scale comprising five whole steps and two half steps for each octave, in which the two half steps are separated from each other by either two or three whole steps. Playing a chromatic scale simply means to play all 12 notes (12 semitones) from one note up to the same note at the next octave. The chromatic scale is the collection of all 12 notes within the octave. The chromatic scale What is a chromatic scale ? A scale is simply a set of ordered notes, chosen among the 12 notes within the octave.
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