D
D
F
A
C
D
E
F
G
A
B
C
C
E
E
F
G
A
B
G
D
E
F
G
A
B
C
D
E
F
G
A
B
C
D
E
G
F
G
A
B
C
D
E
F
A
G
A
B
C
E
C
D
E
F
G
B
A
D
C
E
G
A
C
C
D
F
G
D
F
B
Ionian
Dorian
Phrygian
Lydian
Mixolydian
Aeolian
Locrian
R
2nd
3rd 4th
5th
6th
7th R
9th
11th
13th
minor 3rd
major 7th
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7th
E<
A<
B<
maj
7
m
7
m
7
maj
7
7
dom
m
7
m
7
<
5
major 3rd
B
Major
C
Major and Natural Minor Scales
Parallel Minor Scale
(natural minor scale)
.
.
. . .
.
.
}
}
1
Key Designator
8
Chord Names
2
Mode Names
9
Parallel minor scale
4
Fourth-note extensions
5
Chord Note Extensions
6
Scale Degrees
7
Intervals
7
A diatonic major scale, on the other hand, consists of seven notes spaced in a
specific way consisting of whole steps and half steps between them. By the way,
in a system called
solmization
, the diatonic major scale is sung “do, re, mi, fa,
so, la, ti, do.” The diatonic major scale in the key of C looks like this:
In the diatonic scale system, no matter what key is chosen, the spacing of the
scale notes in steps is always: whole, whole, half, whole, whole, whole, half. The
beginning note does not affect how the subsequent notes are spaced.
C
C
#
D
b
D
#
E
b
F
#
G
b
G
#
A
b
A
#
B
b
w
w
h
w
w
w
h
D
E
F
G
A
B C
C Major Diatonic Scale
do
re
mi fa
so
la
ti do
}
3
Triad Chords
G
w
w
h
w
w
w
h
A
B C
D
E
F> G
G major scale
F
G
A B<
C
D
E F
F major scale
E
F>
G> A
B
C>
D> E
E major scale
