A sequence of musical notes in ascending or descending order of pitch belonging to a single key within the compass of one octave.
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What can I do about my problems with piano scales which manifest in just one direction?
I've been practicing scales for some time now, and I found them mostly easy and fun to play. The problems begin when I have to play them faster, but oddly enough my problem manifests only when playing ...
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Does playing in scale mean only using notes from that scale?
Many melodies contain notes that are not from scale they are composed in. For example, "Stairway Heaven" solo contains an A minor pentatonic scale plus an additional F note. I've read that this is not ...
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Comfortable notes in a key
I've been playing guitar for some time, and often when i do improvisation exercises, I hit notes which sound too tense to finish a run/lick/riff on. Kind of like having a sentence which no full stop.
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What is a standard order for learning/practicing scales when learning how to play the electric bass (esp. for jazz/blues music)?
I'd like to bring my theoretical knowledge and practical skill for playing jazz/blues scales on the electric bass up to snuff. What is the standard order for learning/practicing jazz/blues scales on ...
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What is the word for 'repeating the tonic at the “end” of spelling a scale?'
I am referring to the practice of repeating the root or tonic of a scale when spelling (not playing) a scale. I recall being told to __ my scale but I cannot remember the word… at all.
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Using modes and static harmony
Edit: i know what modes are and how they are related to major scale..etc. question is about modal harmony and chord progression in modal harmony. not what is a mode and name of other modes..etc
What ...
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How do you compose a Dominant Seventh Scale?
It seems like you just make the seventh note flat, but are there any restrictions to that? Can any scale become a Dominant Seventh Scale by slight modification? Or does it differ on a case-by-case ...
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What scale has a step pattern of HWHWHWW? [closed]
I'm playing a whole bunch of songs that use the pattern half step, whole step, half, whole, half, whole, whole. What scale is it?
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Was the ancient Greek philosopher Pythagoras the first one who referred to a musical scale?
I' ve read that the ancient Greek philosopher Pythagoras was the first one who scientifically proved the theory of music.
Also it is refered that he invented the Pythagorean musical scale.
Was the ...
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How to Harmonize uncommon scales?
How do you harmonize scales like
C C# F F# Bb
Whole tone scale : C D E F# Ab Bb
?
(The scales above are just examples.)
Scales like these do not seem to bias to Major or Minor harmony, ...
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Riders on the storm fingering for piano
I'm talking about this little run:
I can't think of a proper fingering of this, so it sounds very smooth.
Its basically in the Dmajor scale starting on b.
Can anyone help me getting the ...
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Violin fingering schemes for different scales
I had a 10 year gap in my violin play and I'm still having trouble remembering the correct fingering (specifically for 4 and more sharps/flats).
Where can I find some fingering charts/schemes ...
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Can a scale contain both a sharp and a flat note?
So, the question should say it all, but for example:
The G minor scale (G - A - Bb - C - D - Eb - F - G)
To change this into the G harmonic minor scale, I would need to raise the seventh note a ...
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Playing non-Western scales on the Oud
How does one learn to play various non-Western scales on the oud? Are there instructions with diagrams showing notes as positions on the neck of the instrument? Book, videos, etc.?
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What would be the a good tuning for an instrument with a limited amount of tones?
If you have an instrument with only a few tones(say 9), so less than to make a whole chromatic octave, what would be a good tuning that would make the instrument able to play an as large as possible ...
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Repeating the tonic when the scale is ascending and then descending
When I started to learn piano about 2 years ago, I practiced scales with my piano teacher. For practicing C Major, she recommended repeating the tonic:
C D E F G A B C C B A G F E D C
When I ...
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scales on the guitar
I'm new to learning music theory, so i'm sorry if the following question seems strange and obvious to some.
From what i understand, a scale is a logical combination of 8 notes. On the guitar, ...
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What is a good solo to learn in the major scale?
I am starting to play / improvise in the major scale and would like to learn some guitar solos that are good examples of this scale so that I see how other people use it. What are some famous solos in ...
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How do you express the key of a song in tablature?
I can play open chords, barre chords on the guitar. Also I can find the key of a song, and from that can find the chords. But when it comes to tabbing the song, I get stuck.
If a song is say in C ...
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Is it normal, when playing scales on the piano, to occasionally rub neighboring fingers against each other?
When I play the F sharp harmonic minor scale, my right index finger on E sharp (F) rubs on my third finger on F sharp, since this scale is rather awkward. Is this to be avoided, or is it ...
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Fingering for black keys scale
I have noticed that everything I play on the black keys only sounds oriental.
I wanted to know what is the standard fingering to go through this pentatonic scale?
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What scale is used in the Morrowind theme?
Do you know the name of this scale? C D E♭ F G A♭ B
It's used in the Morrowind theme:
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Finding out which scales contain a specific chord
Notation note: scales will be notated as C Major, D minor, etc. and chords as Am, F, etc.
Once you know a scale, yo know which chords it contains, for example the C Major scale contains the chords:
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Improvisation on Major and relative minor scales
I'm aware that A Minor is the relative key to C Major but how does this change the methods for improvising?
Would you use the Pentatonic as you would with C Major or are there other scales which can ...
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Need help identifying a scale
The song/riff in question is in the intro of a song by "After the Burial" called "Cursing Akhenaten".
I cut a full measure out of the intro and looped it. I uploaded it for anyone who wants to take ...
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How to find the root note?
I'm a guitar beginner and I want to learn some scales.
The problem is that I can't find very detailed tutorials that explain how to find the root note.
Can you give any good basic theories on how to ...
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What actually changes in related scales?
I'm a guitar newbie, and I've only been taking lessons for about 2 months now. My goal is to rock out on an electric guitar - for the time being, I have a cheap classical one.
Thus far I've been ...
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Determining modes in a minor Key
Speaking of Functional harmony; If a song is in key C, then we call the C major scale from E to E is a Phyrigan mode. Good, what if a song is in key Am, which is actually relative of C and also Am ...
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How do I find the accompaigning low-pitch note when playing fingerstyle?
If you're trying to learn a song by ear for example, how do you find the backing note to go along whith what you are playing?
For example, when playing canon in D, you first start with the D string ...
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Figuring out the difference between major and relative minor scales?
I always seem have difficulty determining whether a song is in a major scale, or the relative minor. (the 3rd note back into it, but minor)
Lets use the Pokemon theme song for example. As I ...
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The use of the root note in a scale
I found an article on Cyberfret.com showing how to play C major scale :
The Whole Guitar Neck Mapped Out
Ref. Pattern 3
Well, I can guess how to play the pattern number 3 but, what the purpose ...
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Complete fingering-technique reference book for keyboard player for chords and scales?
I'm now studying harmony and since my instrument is not keyboard, I don't know how to execute complex chords such as 13 or other chords that involve more than 5 notes.
Do you play them with just one ...
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Are modes and scales the same? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
What is the difference between a mode and a scale?
Are modes and scales not the same? If not, how are modes different from scales?
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What is the pattern in this sequence of notes? [closed]
I am wondering if someone could explain the makeup of this run of notes. It is from Canzone by Barber for flute, and occurs in the fourth to last measure. The piece has a key signature of E Major. ...
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How to learn scales (guitar)? [closed]
What is a good exercise?
After one masters a pattern, how to connect with other patterns?
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2 guitar progression [closed]
These are progression from a song that I was playing with a friend but we don't understand it at all. Can somebody please explain conceptually why they sound good when played together i.e first ...
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Harmonic Minor Scale [closed]
Does anyone else use the harmonic minor scales??
I was stuck playing the pentatonic scales and I was just starting to learn the basic Major scale ( IONIC ) Someone introduced me to the relative or ...
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Mathematical basis for Ionian mode as most natural? [duplicate]
I realize that there is a mathematical basis for the seven-tone scale because of overtones. However, is there any mathematical basis for the Ionian mode as being the "most natural", as opposed to the ...
