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Musical scaleA Musical scale is a set of musical notes that provides material for part or all of a musical work; it may also be called a “key”...
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| x C major |
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C major (often just C or key of C) is a musical major scale based on C, with pitches C, D, E, F, G, A, and B. Its key signature has no flats/sharps.
Its relative minor is A minor, and its parallel minor is C minor. Many instruments, such as the...
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| x E major |
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E major is a major scale based on E, with the pitches E, F♯, G♯, A, B, C♯, and D♯. Its key signature has four sharps (see below: Scales and keys).
Its relative minor is C-sharp minor, and its parallel minor is E minor.
Only two of Haydn's 104...
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| x C minor |
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C minor (abbreviated c or cm) is a minor scale based on C, consisting of the pitches C, D, E♭, F, G, A♭, and B♭. The harmonic minor raises the B♭ to B♮.
Its key signature consists of three flats (see below: Scales and keys).
In the Baroque period,...
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| x G major |
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G major (or the key of G) is a major scale based on G, with the pitches G, A, B, C, D, E, and F♯. Its key signature has one sharp, F♯. (see below: Scales and keys).
Its relative minor is E minor, and its parallel minor is G minor.
In the treble clef...
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| x D major |
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D major (or the key of D) is a major scale based on D, consisting of the pitches D, E, F♯, G, A, B, and C♯. Its key signature consists of two sharps. Its relative minor is B minor and its parallel minor is D minor.
D major is well-suited to violin...
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| x C flat major |
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C♭ major is a major scale based on C♭, consisting of the pitches C♭, D♭, E♭, F♭, G♭, A♭, and B♭. Its key signature has seven flats — the enharmonically equivalent key signature B major (five sharps) is usually used instead. (see below: Scales and...
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| x A major |
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A major (or the key of A) is a major scale based on A, with the pitches A, B, C♯, D, E, F♯, and G♯. Its key signature has three sharps.
Its relative minor is F-sharp minor and its parallel minor is A minor. The key of A-major is the only key where a...
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| x B major |
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B major is a major scale based on B, with the pitches B, C♯, D♯, E, F♯, G♯, and A♯. Its key signature has five sharps.
B major's relative minor is G-sharp minor, its parallel minor is B minor, and its enharmonic equivalent is C-flat major.
The key...
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| x F sharp major |
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F-sharp major is a major scale based on F-sharp, consisting of the pitches F♯, G♯, A♯, B, C♯, D♯, and E♯. Its key signature has six sharps.
Its relative minor is D♯ minor, and its parallel minor is F♯ minor. Its enharmonic equivalent is G♭ major.
F...
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| x F major |
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F major (or the key of F) is a musical major scale based on F, consisting of the pitches F, G, A, B♭, C, D, and E. Its key signature has one flat (see below: Scales and keys).
Its relative minor is D minor and its parallel minor is F minor.
F major...
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| x B flat major |
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B♭ major or B-flat major is a major scale based on B-flat, consisting of the pitches B♭, C, D, E♭, F, G, and A. Its key signature has two flats, B/E (see below: Scales and keys).
Its relative minor is G minor, and its parallel minor is B♭ minor.
B...
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| x E flat major |
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E♭ major or E-flat major is a major scale based on E-flat, consisting of the pitches E♭, F, G, A♭, B♭, C, and D. Its key signature has three flats: B, E, A.
Its relative minor is C minor, and its parallel minor is E♭ minor.
E-flat major is often...
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| x A flat major |
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A♭ major or A-flat major is a major scale based on A-flat, consisting of the pitches A♭, B♭, C, D♭, E♭, F, and G. Its key signature has four flats (see below: Scales and keys).
Its relative minor is F minor, and its parallel minor is A-flat minor....
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| x D flat major |
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D-flat major is a major scale based on D-flat, consisting of the pitches D♭, E♭, F, G♭, A♭, B♭ and C. Its key signature has five flats (see below: Scales and keys).
The flatted pitches correspond to the black keys of the piano. Its relative minor is...
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| x G flat major |
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G-flat major is a major scale based on G-flat, consisting of the pitches G♭, A♭, B♭, C♭(B), D♭, E♭, and F. Its key signature has six flats (see below: Scales and keys).
Its relative minor is E-flat minor, and its parallel minor is G-flat minor,...
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| x G minor |
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G minor is a minor scale based on G, consisting of the pitches G, A, B♭, C, D, E♭, and F. For the harmonic minor scale, the F is raised to F♯. Its relative major is B-flat major, and its parallel major is G major.
Changes needed for the melodic and...
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| x D minor |
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D minor is a minor scale based on D, consisting of the pitches D, E, F, G, A, B♭, and C. In the harmonic minor, the C is raised to C♯. Its key signature has one flat (see below: Scales and keys).
Its relative major is F major, and its parallel major...
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| x A minor |
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A minor (abbreviated Am) is a minor scale based on A, consisting of the pitches A, B, C, D, E, F, and G. The harmonic minor scale raises the G to G♯. Its key signature has no flats or sharps (see below: Scales and keys).
Its relative major is C...
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| x E minor |
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E minor (Em, Mim) is a musical minor scale based on the note E, consisting of the pitches E, F♯, G, A, B, C, and D. The harmonic minor scale contains a D♯. Its key signature has one sharp, F (see below: Scales and keys).
Its relative major is G...
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| x C sharp major |
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C♯ major (or C-sharp major) is a major scale based on C♯, consisting of the pitches C♯, D♯, E♯, F♯, G♯, A♯, and B♯. Its key signature has seven sharps (see below: Scales and keys).
Its relative minor is A♯ minor, and its parallel minor is C♯ minor....
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| x B minor |
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B minor is a minor scale based on B, consisting of the pitches B, C♯, D, E, F♯, G, and A. The harmonic minor raises the A to A♯. Its key signature has two sharps linked Scales/keys below (see below: Scales and keys). In German Scales, it is referred...
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| x F sharp minor |
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F-sharp minor is a minor scale based on F-sharp, consisting of the pitches F♯, G♯, A, B, C♯, D, and E. For the harmonic minor, the E is raised to E♯ (F♮). Its key signature has three sharps (see below: Scales and keys).
The third (slow) movement...
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| x C sharp minor |
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C♯ minor or C-sharp minor is a minor scale based on C♯, with the pitches C♯, D♯, E, F♯, G♯, A, and B. Its key signature consists of four sharps (see below: Scales and keys).
Its relative major is E major, and its parallel major is C-sharp major....
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| x G sharp minor |
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G-sharp minor is a minor scale based on G♯, consisting of the pitches G♯, A♯, B, C♯, D♯, E, and F♯. For the harmonic minor, the F♯ is raised to F.
Its key signature has five sharps (see below: Scales and keys).
Its relative major is B major, and its...
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| x D sharp minor |
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D-sharp minor or D♯ minor is a minor scale based on D-sharp, consisting of the pitches D♯, E♯, F♯, G♯, A♯, B, and C♯. For the harmonic minor, the C♯ is raised to C. Its key signature has six sharps (see below: Scales and keys).
E-flat minor is its...
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| x A sharp minor |
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A♯ minor or A-sharp minor is a minor scale based on A-sharp. The A♯ minor scale has pitches A♯, B♯, C♯, D♯, E♯, F♯, and G♯. For the harmonic minor scale, G is used instead of G♯. Its key signature has seven sharps (see below: Scales and keys).
Its...
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| x F minor |
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F minor is a minor scale based on F, consisting of the pitches F, G, A♭, B♭, C, D♭, and E♭. The harmonic minor raises the E♭ to E♮. Its key signature has four flats (see below: Scales and keys).
Its relative major is A-flat major, and its parallel...
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| x B flat minor |
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B♭ or B-flat minor is a minor scale based on B-flat, consisting of the pitches B♭, C, D♭, E♭, F, G♭, and A♭. Its key signature has five flats. The harmonic minor scale would use an A♮ instead of A♭
Its relative major is D-flat major, and its...
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| x E flat minor |
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E♭ minor or E-flat minor is a minor scale based on E-flat, consisting of the pitches E♭, F, G♭, A♭, B♭, C♭, and D♭. In the harmonic minor, the D♭ is raised to D♮. Its key signature consists of six flats (see below: Scales and keys).
Its relative...
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| x A flat minor |
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A-flat minor is a minor scale based on A-flat, consisting of the pitches A♭, B♭, C♭, D♭, E♭, F♭, and G♭. For the harmonic minor, the G♭ is raised to G♮. Its key signature has seven flats (see below: Scales and keys).
Its relative major is C-flat...
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| x Diatonic scale |
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In music theory, a diatonic scale (from the Greek διατονικός, meaning "[progressing] through tones", also known as the heptatonia prima and set form 7-35) is a seven note musical scale comprising five whole steps and two half steps, in which the...
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| x Chromatic scale |
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The chromatic scale is a musical scale with twelve pitches, each a semitone or half step apart. "A chromatic scale is a nondiatonic scale consisting entirely of half-step intervals," having, "no tonic," due to the symmetry or equal spacing of its...
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| x Enharmonic scale |
An enharmonic scale is a musical scale in which there is no exact equivalence between a sharpened note and the flattened note it is enharmonically related to. As an example, F sharp and G flat are generally equivalent in a chromatic scale, but they...
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| x Half diminished scale |
The half diminished scale is a musical scale more commonly known as "Locrian sharp 2", or "Aeolian flat 5", names which avoid confusion with the diminished scales (see octatonic scales) and the half-diminished seventh chord (min. 7, flat 5). It is...
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| x Whole tone scale |
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In music, a whole tone scale is a scale in which each note is separated from its neighbours by the interval of a whole step. There are only two complementary whole tone scales, both six-note or hexatonic scales:
The whole tone scale has no leading...
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| x Symmetric scale |
Symmetric Scale
Chromatic Scale, Whole-tone Scale and Octatonic scale are classified as Symmetric Scales. The latter is a scale composed of repeating subunits within an octave. This property allows these scales to be transposed to other notes, yet...
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| x Harmonic major scale |
In music theory, the harmonic major scale is a musical scale which found occasional use during the common practice era and is now often employed, particularly in jazz.
It may be considered as a major scale with the sixth degree flattened, or the...
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| x Minor scale |
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A minor scale in music theory is a diatonic scale with a third scale degree at an interval of a minor third above the tonic. While this definition encompasses modes with the minor third, such as Dorian mode, the term may more usually refer only to...
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| x Natural |
In music theory, a note is natural when it is neither flat nor sharp (nor double-flat or double-sharp either). Natural notes are the notes A, B, C, D, E, F, and G, and are represented by the white notes on the keyboard of a piano or organ. On a...
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| x D-flat minor |
D-flat minor is a minor scale based on the musical note D-flat, consisting of the pitches D♭, E♭, F♭, G♭, A♭, B, C♭. Its key signature has seven flats and one double flat.
For clarity and simplicitly, D-flat minor is usually notated as its...
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