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| | Pentatonic scale - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia |
 | | The pentatonic scales used in Indonesian gamelan music are called slendro and pelog. | | | The major pentatonic scale is the basic scale of the music of China; the minor pentatonic is used in Appalachian folk music. | | | Both the major and the minor pentatonic scales are commonly used in Jazz (notably by jazz pianists Chick Corea and Herbie Hancock), Blues, and Rock (music). |
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| | Minor scale - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia |
| | Minor modes use the same set of key signatures as major modes; whichever signature corresponds to the step pattern of the natural minor scale is considered the key signature for that minor mode. | | | A minor scale in musical theory is a diatonic scale whose third scale degree is an interval of a minor third above the tonic. | | | Sometimes the natural minor scale is equated with the Aeolian mode, but a key characteristic of music in the minor mode in the common practice period of Western music is the use of the leading tone, a half step below the tonic. |
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minor_scale
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| | The Minor Scale |
| | The resulting scale is referred to as harmonic minor scale because the raising of degree VII is often harmonically motivated. | | | The main purpose of this accidental is to facilitate the melodic movement from degree VI to degree VII, avoiding the augmented second that is formed in the harmonic minor scale. | | | However, it has three variants: the natural minor, the harmonic minor, and the melodic minor. |
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| | The Harmonic Minor Scale |
| | The harmonic minor scale has just one tonally effective mode and that is the scale conventionally known as the harmonic minor scale. | | | The harmonic minor scale is well known to common practice classical music because it is the harmonic foundation of minor mode music. | | | The reason that the harmonic minor scale is used as the harmonic foundation of the minor mode is that, despite its melodic deficiencies, its tonality is very powerful and unambiguous, whereas the tonality of the aeolian mode is weak and easily displaced, and the tonality of the melodic minor is even weaker and more ambiguous. |
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| | Tendency Tones and Minor Scales |
| | Because the resolution of the half-step between scale degree 7 and tonic is so important to tonal music, composers have frequently used a raised scale degree 7 in the minor scale. | | | The following is a melody that uses the melodic minor scale. | | | As a result, melodies in minor keys frequently avoid the harmonic minor scale, because of this difficult interval. |
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http://www.smu.edu/totw/minor.htm
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| | Glass ~ Music Minor Scale Lesson |
| | The minor scale was used in medieval times though it was called the Aoleian Mode at that time. | | | This scale can be found most easily on the piano by playing all of the "white keys" from A to A. If you did not do so earlier, use the interactive keyboard so that you can hear what the Minor Scale sounds like. | | | There is a step and 1/2 interval, or a minor 3rd between the 6th and 7th scale degrees as well. |
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http://www.glassmusicworks.com/ScaleLessons/MinScale.html
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| | The Diatonic Scales |
| | The seven modes of the diatonic scale (Lydian, Ionian, Mixolydian, Dorian, Aeolian, Phrygian and Locrian) were (with the exception of the Locrian) widely used in the pretonal Western music of the Middle Ages. | | | The modes of the diatonic scale are most commonly found in medieval music and folk music, so using them can suggest a somewhat "ancient" quality. | | | The diatonic scale is therefore an ideal resource for both melodic and harmonic music - it has lots of consonant triads, it has few dissonant intervals, and it is melodically smooth with just two consecutive-step sizes. |
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| | Marc Sabatella's Jazz Improvisation Primer: Melodic Minor Harmony |
| | The fourth mode of the melodic minor scale is often called the lydian dominant or the lydian b7. | | | Although the harmonic minor scale contains a leading tone, if you play that scale, you may note that the interval between the sixth and seventh steps (the F and G# in A harmonic minor) is awkward melodically. | | | Several of the modes of the melodic minor scale yield particularly interesting harmonies and are commonly played in jazz. |
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http://www.outsideshore.com/primer/primer/ms-primer-4-3.html
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| | Harmonic Minor Scale |
| | The harmonic minor scale is the same as the natural minor scale, except that the seventh tone is raised by a semitone (half step) both ascending and descending, e.g.: |
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http://www.music.vt.edu/musicdictionary/texth/HarmonicMinorScale.html
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| | The Harmonic Minor Scale |
| | The aeolian mode (THE minor scale) has the intervals 1,2,b3,4,5,b6,b7; and the Harmonic minor scale has the intervals 1,2,b3,4,5,b6,7. | | | The harmonic minor scale (and it's modes) is often heard in Flamenco music, which was heavily influenced by the Moors. | | | And i would be wise to note also that the same scale has been known in middle eastern musics for longer than it has been known in classical musics. |
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| | D major / B minor Pentatonic Scale |
| | Now, let's consider the application of pentatonic scales to the genres of music in which they are most often employed. | | | In country music, most songs are harmonically constructed in a way that demands the use of the major pentatonic. | | | The diagram to the right illustrates the D major / B minor pentatonic scale from a "guitar" view. |
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http://www.daddydoodle.com/dbpenta.htm
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| | Minor Keys and Scales |
| | But music that is in D minor will have a different quality, because the notes in the minor scale are arranged differently and so have different relationships with each other. | | | Melodies in minor keys often use this particular pattern of accidentals, so instrumentalists find it useful to practice melodic minor scales. | | | Because they have the same key signature, C minor is called the relative minor of Eb major, and Eb major is the relative major of C minor. |
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| | Denis Taaffe - Practice Up |
| | One of the arpeggio's that is contained within the A Harmonic minor scale is the G# minor7 flat 5 arpgeggio.Notice that all the notes of the arpeggio are. | | | While the A harmonic minor is known as a classical sounding scale, it is also mostly a minor sounding scale and because of this can be used in many different situations and playing styles. | | | The A harmonic minor can also be made even more interesting by combining arpeggios that are contained within the scale. |
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http://www.musicianshotline.com/taaffe/2001/practice_up9.htm
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| | Harmonic And Melodic Minor Scales Lessons @ Ultimate-Guitar.Com |
| | The Melodic minor scale is especially good for Jazz styles because it is so close to Dorian Mode (Dorian is as important to Jazz as is the pentatonic is to Rock). | | | The harmonic minor is very close to the natual minor scale. | | | You can play harmonic minor is styles such as classical, metal, shred (think Yngwie Malmsteen), and neo-classical styles. |
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http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/lessons/scales/harmonic_and_melodic_minor_scales.html
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| | Guitar scale theory - major & minor modes |
| | The Dorian mode is the mode that starts with the 2nd of the scale, on the 6th string of the guitar. | | | Because of this, the modes of the harmonic minor scale are different from those of the natural minor scale (which is normal, since there is 1 note that has changed). | | | This mode starts on the 6th of the major scale on the 6th string of the guitar. |
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http://home.tiscali.be/guido.vanspranghe/theory2.html
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| | Dolmetsch Online - Music Theory Online - Minor Scales |
| | When a melody moves down the scale, from the tonic to the leading note below it, it does not matter whether the interval is a tone or a semitone. | | | The interval between the sixth and seventh degrees of the scale is now a tone and a half which is uncomfortably wide when writing melody. | | | To satisfy the harmonic requirements of music written in minor keys, in particular that they preserve some of the harmonic characteristics associated with major scales, our natural minor scale has to be modified. |
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http://www.dolmetsch.com/musictheory10.htm
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| | piano scale, major and minor scale, circle of fifths |
| | The understanding of the music scales is important for any pianist. | | | This piano lesson will discuss different scales, what finger to use on what notes, and the | | | what is the relative minor of D major (remember the sixth of D major, you can find |
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http://www.yokewong.net/scales.html
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| | JAZCLASS - Jazz scales lesson : Melodic minor scale in all Keys |
| | The natural minor in turn is the Aeolian mode of the major scale 3 semitones higher. | | | Each of the two scales is used in its own right, both ascending and descending. | | | In Classical music theory the melodic minor and natural minor are combined into one scale. |
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http://www.jazclass.aust.com/scales/scamelm.htm
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| | ChordWizard How Music Works |
| | Although it is not part of the Major scale, the tritone is exactly half an octave, and this lends it great importance in music. | | | This means that the Minor Pentatonic is a safe choice for improvising over blues, but can end up sounding a little bland if used all the time. | | | Two of these, commonly used in western music, are the Major Pentatonic and the Minor Pentatonic. |
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http://www.chordwizard.com/hmw407.asp
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| | Modern Rock & Metal Guitar BBS - Harmonizing the minor scale |
| | Moreover, according to classical music theory, the dininished chords in the scale are not to be substituded. | | | There is no guarantee that the scales used in music will sound natural when played as a scale. | | | In your earliest instructional book "Heavy Metal Rythm Guitar" when harmonizing the minor scale tones you have identified the 2nd tone as being a MINOR chord. |
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| | Romy Benton Bamboo: Information: Minor Scale Manifesto |
| | The intervals between notes are closer with a minor scale. | | | These four-hole bass flutes are in a minor pentatonic scale, with the same relative intervals as a Japanese shakuhachi. | | | That's all I know, based on experience; can't explain it acoustically. |
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| | Lesson 12: Minor Scales |
| | This is an F-major scale in which the accidental (B-flat) has been used in place of a key signature. | | | To form a harmonic minor scale, take the natural minor, and raise the seventh note. | | | As you can see, we call the final note '1' because it is simply a repeat of the first note of the scale ('F'). |
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| | Jeff's Music Theory Page Psychoacoustics |
| | This is called the natural minor [Apel 1961 p.262] Other minor scales are a formed by using more notes from the major scale: The notes from the chords Cm, Fm, G give the harmonic minor, and using the notes from Cm, F, G when ascending, and Cm, Fm, Gm when descending, gives the melodic minor. | | | In this discussion, which is still evolving, I hope to explore what principles lie behind the construction of the standard Western musical scales and the music that is based upon them. | | | Remark: This is what we propose as the basic definition of a musical scale. |
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| | The Developing Improvisor Vol 4 "The Melodic Minor Scale" |
| | This study focuses on understanding and using the melodic minor scale in jazz improvisation. | | | Part 5 Using the melodic minor scale in Improvisation: | | | It includes detailed study notes, great musical examples and a play along Cd to work out your new found knowledge with a high caliber jazz rhythm section of piano, bass, saxophone and drums. |
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http://www.playjazz.com/AC006.html
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| | Modes |
| | Phrygian a minor scale form with a gypsy or oriental sound | | | This intervallic relationship of whole tones and semi tones is what all western music is based. | | | As stated earlier, Dorian would be like taking a C Major scale but playing from D to D. Those intervals would be 1, 1/2, 1, 1, 1, 1/2, 1. |
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http://www.geocities.com/BourbonStreet/3573/modes.html
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| | Major Pentatonic Scale Use Lessons @ Ultimate-Guitar.Com |
| | When I practiced for a lengthy time I found I would solo with the minor scale and sometimes sound good and sometimes sound good. | | | I was playing band at school and the two songs I was asked to solo in were ‘You May Be Right’ and ‘Walking On Sunshine’. | | | I have never actually tried this except in punk music which I know works but it’s worth a shot, hell if it sucks you can go back to pentatonic scales. |
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http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/lessons/soloing/major_pentatonic_scale_use.html
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| | Kyle's Virtual Guitar Lessons - Guitar Lessons, Tablature and Guitar Resources |
| | Without question, the most commonly used scale in western guitar music is the minor Pentatonic scale. | | | Although it is simple and a good scale for beginners, it is used by even the best guitarists in their solos. | | | This scale is mostly used in blues, jazz and rock music. |
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| | Melodic minor scale |
| | The melodic minor scale is the same as the natural minor with the exception that the sixth and seventh tones are raised by a semitone (half step) when the scale is ascending. | | | When the scale is descending, the melodic minor is the same as the natural minor, e.g.: |
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| | Music Theory: Overview of all keys, key signatures, scales and triads |
| | You would play these two scales in exactly the same way on a piano, and they would sound the same, but the notes are still written down differently. | | | The table below summarises the basic ideas of music theory that relate to keys, key signatures, scales and triads. | | | To find the notes of the scale for the minor key, look up the scale for the relative major key but start from the root of the minor scale (which will be the 6th of the major scale). |
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| | Jazz Minor Scale |
| | The jazz minor scale is also known as the Melodic Minor Ascending scale. | | | Think up a minor third and play Eb Melodic Minor from C to C. click here for midi file | | | It is easy to think of this scale as a major scale with a flat third. |
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http://www.saxlessons.com/jazzminor.htm
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| | The minor harmonic scale |
| | The minor harmonic scale is one of the easiest to recognize, given that its composition is similar to its "sister" natural minor, but with the difference being in the last note, raised a half-step in the minor harmonic. | | | of the major scale are lowered in 1st in the minor harmonic scale. | | | Lets look at the natural minor scale and the minor harmonic scales of A. We can also compare the DMS (diatonic major scale) of A with the MHS of A. We notice that the |
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http://www.soundme.com/eng/minarm/marm01.htm
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| | Mayfair Music - The Leila Fletcher Piano Course |
| | Each new technical point is applied and mastered in musical examples that hold the student's interest. | | | It's all here — all the information you will need to have you playing your favorite songs in no time. | | | Covers major scales, natural minor scales, arpeggios, cadence chords, and so much more. |
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| | JAZCLASS - Blues lesson : Minor pentatonic scale in all Keys |
| | Ab - B - Db - Eb - Gb - Ab Eb minor pentatonic scale | | | They are the same 5 notes as the major pentatonic scale, but the tonic of the scale is a different note. | | | The tonic of theminor pentatonic scale is the note (3 semitones) |
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http://www.jazclass.aust.com/scales/scamip.htm
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| | The Minor Pentatonic Scale |
| | However, they are now mainly used in Blues, Rock and Alternative music. | | | The Pentatonic Minor Scale comes from the Diatonic Pentatonic Family of scales, and is based on the Natural Minor Scale, with the 2 | | | Because the Pentatonic Scale contains only two notes per string, it is also the easiest scale to get to grips with, this fact is probably the reason that the Minor Pentatonic Scale is the most utilised scale in terms of guitar solo’s. |
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http://www.andrewscully.co.uk/lessons/theMinorPentatonicScale.html
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| | Hungarian minor scale |
| | minor-6th / minor sixth / m6 / -6 | | | minor-2nd / minor second / m2 / diatonic-semitone | | | minor-2nd / minor second / m2 (diatonic semitone) |
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| | The Minor Pentatonic Scale |
| | Similar to the major pentatonic, the minor pentatonic contains notes which are common to all three minor modes of the major scale (check out a tutorial elsewhere if you're not familiar with major scale modes). | | | If you play blues (obviously) or rock, then the minor pentatonic and blues scales are arguably the two scales that you'll use the most. | | | Technically speaking this is the minor blues scale (there is a major blues scale as well) but as this is the most prolific blues scale, the word 'minor' very often gets dropped - it's kind of taken for granted that the phrase 'blues scale' refers to the minor version of the scale. |
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http://www.cyberflotsam.com/Music_Pentatonic02.htm
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| | RockhouseMethod.com |
| | To change a natural minor scale to a harmonic minor scale you must sharp the | | | The natural minor scale is the pentatonic scale with more notes added | | | How many notes are in a natural minor scale before the notes repeat |
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| | minor scale - definition of minor scale by the Free Online Dictionary, Thesaurus and Encyclopedia. |
| | A diatonic scale having a half step between the second and third degrees and any of several intervalic arrangements above the fifth. | | | minor scale - a diatonic scale with notes separated by whole tones except for the 2nd and 3rd and 5th and 6th | | | minor scale - definition of minor scale by the Free Online Dictionary, Thesaurus and Encyclopedia. |
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| | Minor Scale |
| | The finger pattern for the pentatonic scale is as follows; | | | For example; in the key of A minor, the notes of the pentatonic scale are; | | | In this example, we are playing the G Pentatonic scale, starting at the 3 |
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| | Scale E Minor Pentatonic Scale Guitar Tab |
| | Hottest Tabs Home -> Scale -> E Minor Pentatonic Scale -> Guitar tab | | | Scale Tabs, Scale, E Minor Pentatonic Scale tab, tab, Guitar | | | People who like Scale tabs also like tabs from |
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| | Chapter 8, Page 2 |
| | In other words, between which scale degrees do the half steps need to be in order for the scale to be a | | | Each of the other intervals created by adjacent pitches are whole steps. | | | (also the AEOLIAN MODE) the half steps occur between the 2nd and 3rd scale degrees and the 5th and 6th scale degrees. |
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http://www.murraystate.edu/qacd/cfac/music/MUS109e/chapter8/ch8page2.htm
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| | minor scale |
| | a scale having half steps between the second and third, fifth and sixth, and seventh and eighth degrees, with whole steps for the other intervals. | | | a scale having the third degree lowered a half step when ascending, and the seventh, sixth, and third degrees lowered a half step when descending. |
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| | Definition of minor - Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary |
| | Get the Top 10 Search Results for "minor" | | | For More Information on "minor" go to Britannica.com | | | 4 : not serious or involving risk to life illness> |
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