Scales
Major Scale - Whole - Whole - Half - Whole - Whole - Whole - Half
Minor Scale - Whole - Half - Whole - Whole - Half - Whole - Whole
Example - Starting on C ---------------- C D E F G A B C
Number Analysis --------------------------- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
Assigning numbers helps when learning progressions.
(2-5-1 which is D major chord, G major chord, C major chord in the key of C)
In a Major Scale the Chords are as follows:
1 = Major Chord
2 = Minor Chord
3 = Minor Chord
4 = Major Chord
5 = Major Chord
6 = Minor Chord
7 = Diminished Chord
8 = Major Chord
In a Minor Scale the Chords are as follows:
1 = Minor Chord
2 = Diminished Chord
3 = Major Chord
4 = Minor Chord
5 = Minor Chord
6 = Major Chord
7 = Major Chord
8 = Minor Chord
No matter what note you start on, if you played the patterns above, you have played a
major or minor scale.
Learning the notes on the piano”
It is vital that we learn all the notes of the piano. Unlike the
regular alphabet, the piano only uses the first 7 letters.
That is, A B C D E F G.
But instead of starting with “A,” we start with “C.”
That is:
C – D – E – F – G – A – B – C
Notice that when we get to “G,” we started back at “A.”
This pattern is repeated throughout the entire piano … over
and over again.
C D E F G A B | C D E F G A B | C D E F G A B
Here are a few tips:
JUST REMEMBER… that C is directly to the left of the
two black keys and F is directly to the left of the three
black keys.
“Half Steps & Whole Steps”
A HALF STEP IS FROM KEY TO KEY
WITH NO KEYS IN BETWEEN
A WHOLE STEP ALWAYS SKIPS A KEY
WITH ONE KEY IN BETWEEN
HALF STEPS & WHOLE STEPS
As you can see from the picture above, whole steps skip a
key while half step intervals are directly from key to key.
For example, in the picture, C and D are one whole step
apart (as noted by the “W”) because there is a key in
between them. F and G are also one whole step apart
because there is a black key in between them.
However, [A] and the black key directly above it are a half
step apart because there is NO key in between. The same
rule applies to E and the black key directly behind it.
REMEMBER…
Whole Step (W) = One key in between
Half Step (H) = No keys in between
“What are those black keys?"
We studied the white keys of the piano. We learned that the
piano consists mainly of 7 alphabetical letters that repeat
themselves over and over…
C D E F G A B | C D E F G A B | C D E F G A B
So now the question is: “What are those black keys?”
Those black keys are what we call SHARPS AND
FLATS.
Sharps are recognized by this symbol: #
Flats are recognized by this symbol: b
Each black key has two names. They can either be called x
sharp or x flat.
(x being the name of the white key)
SHARP = FRONT
FLAT = BACK
If you remember that [sharp = front] and [flat = back],
you’ll do just fine!
A Sharp is the black key a half step in front of a white key.
A Flat is the black key a half step in back of a white key
(or directly to the left)
Remember: A half step is from key to key with no keys in
between. A whole step always skips a key with one key in
between.
For example, the black key to the top-right of C is C#
Since there is no black key in back of C, there is no black
key labeled C flat
Another example; the black key directly behind G is G flat
(Gb)
To be continued
Source:
http://www.StarlingSounds.com& http://www.SmoothChords.com
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