June 20, 20178 yr hi guys, i was told that this is a 1 - 2- 7- b2 (flat) figure .. can you tell me why? what scale is it ? sorry for the (maybe) stupid question, total beginner !
June 20, 20178 yr 3 minutes ago, Spacefish said: hi guys, i was told that this is a 1 - 2- 7- b2 (flat) figure .. can you tell me why? what scale is it ? sorry for the (maybe) stupid question, total beginner ! Yeah, so not gonna lie this is a really confusing question. If "F" is the 1st scale degree, then I'm inclined to say you're in F major, but since there's nothing in the key signature what means it might be F lydian. Anyways, assume it's F something. Scale degrees are just assigned to notes in that scale regardless of octave. i.e.: 1: F 2: G 3: A 4: Bb 5: C 6: D 7: E Note that these names obviously shift depending on your scale. For example, if you were in D major instead of F major, 1 would be D and 2 would E, etc. The reason why the third note in the pattern is 7 is simply because it is a minor second (E) below the tonic (F), which is the inverse of the major seventh which is also E. If you look at the chart the note a seventh above the tonic is E in this case. The last note is considered flat because we already know that G is the second scale degree, so if it's flat, the scale degree must also be flattened. We don't call this a sharp 1 (#1) because the base note is still G.
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