![]() Mixolydian b6Īnother film-score-sounding mysterious scale. Example: “Hava Nagila.” Harmonic major scale Phrygian dominant modeĮxotic, Middle Eastern, Jewish. Same pitches as the G melodic minor scale and the F-sharp/G-flat altered scale. ![]() Example: “Possibly Maybe” by Björk (from the line “As much as I definitely enjoy solitude…”) Lydian dominant modeĪlso known as the overtone scale or acoustic scale, because it is close to the first seven pitches in the natural overtone series. ![]() Example: “ Tomorrow Never Knows” by the Beatles. Examples: “Mary Had A Little Lamb,” “Twinkle Twinkle Little Star.” Mixolydian modeīluesy, rock can also be exotic/modal. Happy can be majestic or sentimental when slow. These scales have a major third (the note four that is four semitones above the root), which makes them feel happy or bright. You can play all of these scales and more using the aQWERTYon. Here’s a handy guide to the commonly used scales in Western pop, rock, jazz, blues and so on. So maybe you want to write a song or an instrumental in a particular mood or style, and you’re feeling overwhelmed by all the scales. If it is a WHOLE STEP below the tonic, it is still considered the SUB TONIC but not a LEADING TONE.See also a post about making chords from scales, and all of these scales in one giant flowchart. It is only considered the LEADING TONE when it is a HALF STEP below the tonic. It often precedes tonic in a chord progression.Ħ) SUB MEDIANT- Scale degree 6 is the same distance below the tonic as the mediant, scale degree 3, is above the tonic.ħ) SUB TONIC or LEADING TONE- The note below (and that often precedes) the tonic, in a chord progression. This note is second most important note only to the tonic. This is the middle, or "third", of a triad.Ĥ) SUB DOMINANT- Scale degree 4 is the note immediately below the dominant.ĥ) DOMINANT- Scale degree 5 is roughly at the center of the scale. The C note is the tonic of the C scale.Ģ) SUPER TONIC- Scale degree 2 is the note above the tonic.ģ) MEDIANT- Scale degree 3 is the midpoint between the tonic, scale degree 1, and the dominant, scale degree 5. This is the note for which the scale is named. ![]() 1) TONIC- Scale degree 1 is the root, or the foundation, of the scale. ![]()
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