Chapter 3:Scales
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B Locrian mode, relative to the key of C.The Least You Need to Know
◆A scale consists of eight notes whose letter names are in successive alpha-
betical order.
◆Scales can be either major or minor. (And there are three different types of
minor scales!)
◆All major scales have the same intervals between different notes, no matter
what note they start on.
◆A mode, like a scale, consists of eight notes in a row—but aren’t limited to
just major and minor. Modes are derived from the ancient Greeks and
(later) the medieval church, and can be thought of as starting on different
degrees of the related major scale.Exercises
Exercise 3-1
Name the following major scales.Exercise 3-2
Name the following minor scales.