MacDaddy Posted January 30, 2019 Share Posted January 30, 2019 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reggaebass Posted January 30, 2019 Share Posted January 30, 2019 Really good, I’ve seen a similar list in one of my books 👍 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
machinehead Posted January 30, 2019 Share Posted January 30, 2019 Excellent ear training. Thanks. Frank. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
timhiggins Posted January 31, 2019 Share Posted January 31, 2019 I have never really understood why a minor 2nd is only a semitone apart and yet a natural minor scale or dorian scale ect. are a whole tone apart ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jrixn1 Posted January 31, 2019 Share Posted January 31, 2019 (edited) 2 hours ago, timhiggins said: I have never really understood why a minor 2nd is only a semitone apart and yet a natural minor scale or dorian scale ect. are a whole tone apart ? The word "minor" has two meanings. 1. For intervals: Some intervals (second, third, sixth, and seventh) have a choice of two notes. The lower choice is called "minor" and the higher choice is called "major". 2. For scales: a "minor scale" is referring specifically to the quality of the third. So if the scale contains a minor third, it's a minor scale. If the scale contains a major third, it's a major scale. All regardless of all the other notes in that scale. So, with your example of a natual minor scale: The notes of C natural minor are: C D Eb F G Ab Bb C The intervals are: D : major second Eb: minor third F: perfect fourth G: perfect fifth Ab: minor sixth Bb: minor seventh Edited January 31, 2019 by jrixn1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevie Posted February 1, 2019 Share Posted February 1, 2019 Oh Canada? 😀 Otherwise, yes, very useful. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ahpook Posted February 1, 2019 Share Posted February 1, 2019 Cracking tune ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
timhiggins Posted February 3, 2019 Share Posted February 3, 2019 Ah i see thank you jrixn1 i didn't realise it was just the 3rd that defined the minor major aspect of the scale i shall now commit that to memory and pretend i knew it all along 😃 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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