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What is a chromatic scale?
A 12-note scale consisting entirely of half steps.
What is a whole-tone scale?
A six-note scale where each note is a whole step away from the next.
What is a pentatonic scale?
A five-note scale found in music all around the world.
What is a major pentatonic scale?
A five-note scale derived from the 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 5th, and 6th degrees of a major scale.
What is a minor pentatonic scale?
A five-note scale derived from the 1st, 3rd, 4th, 5th, and 7th degrees of a natural minor scale.
What is the blues scale?
A minor pentatonic scale with an added note between the 3rd and 4th degrees.
What notes are in an ascending C chromatic scale?
C, C#, D, D#, E, F, F#, G, G#, A, A#, B, C
What notes are in a descending C chromatic scale?
C, B, Bb, A, Ab, G, Gb, F, E, Eb, D, Db, C
What notes are in a C whole-tone scale?
C, D, E, F#, G#, A#, C
What notes are in a D major pentatonic scale?
D, E, F#, A, B
What notes are in an A minor pentatonic scale?
A, C, D, E, G
What is the formula for a major pentatonic scale?
1st, 2nd, 3rd, 5th, and 6th degrees of a major scale
What is the formula for a minor pentatonic scale?
1st, 3rd, 4th, 5th, and 7th degrees of a natural minor scale
What is a chromatic scale?
A 12-note scale consisting entirely of half steps.
What is a whole-tone scale?
A six-note scale where each note is a whole step away from the next.
What is a pentatonic scale?
A five-note scale found in music all around the world.
What is a major pentatonic scale?
A five-note scale derived from the 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 5th, and 6th degrees of a major scale.
What is a minor pentatonic scale?
A five-note scale derived from the 1st, 3rd, 4th, 5th, and 7th degrees of a natural minor scale.
What is the blues scale?
A minor pentatonic scale with an added note between the 3rd and 4th degrees.