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29/12/2003 6:40 pm
been trying to figure out if I'm on the right track? (after reading David's "Your Very Own Rosetta Stone" article)
- do all the major scales start with the root note being whatever the scale is?
- after the root, the notes proceed in alphabetical order?
- notes which are sharp depend on the scale?
- do all the root notes for the major scales start on the G clef staff? (so the G Major scale starts on the open 3rd string as opposed to say the 3rd fret on the 6th string)
G Major Scale has 1 sharp F# so it's:
G A B C D E F# G
D Major Scale has 2 sharps, C# F# so it's:
D E F# G A B C# D
A Major Scale has 3 sharps, C# F# G# so it's:
A B C# D E F# G# A
E Major Scale has 4 sharps, C# D# F# G# so it's:
E F# G# A B C# D# E
thanks!!!
29/12/2003 8:26 pm
- do all the major scales start with the root note being whatever the scale is?
All scales, major, minor or whatever start with the root note.
- after the root, the notes proceed in alphabetical order?
Yes, until you reach G and then youu start at A again
- notes which are sharp depend on the scale?
Correct. This is determined by the intervals of a scale.
- do all the root notes for the major scales start on the G clef staff?
The G clef starts with an E and goes through to an F, so there is more than an octave, so yes, one octave of each key can start on the G clef. However not all octaves are represented on the G clef, so no, not all.
(so the G Major scale starts on the open 3rd string as opposed to say the 3rd fret on the 6th string)
No. The G major scale can start on any G note, even the 3rd fret of the 6th string
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01/01/2004 11:49 pm
...but, the G that is represented by the note on the second line of music notation is the G that is sounded by the open 3rd guitar string.
The G one octave lower is on the 6th string-3rd fret, lies below the 5 lines of the staff, and is, of course, still part of the G major scale.
I'm not sure if that was part of what you were asking.
02/01/2004 11:47 am
the notes of the G Major scale are G, A, B, C, D, E, F#, G and it doesn't matter which G you start from - so the G on the bottom line of the bass clef, or the top space of the bass clef (below the second leger line below the treble clef), the second line up on the treble clef, or above the top line of the treble clef are all perfectly OK starting points.
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