In this feature we will focus on six scales, three minor and three major, all of which have their own intervallic DNA, with ...

In the minor pentatonic scale every interval is either a two-fret (a major 2nd) or three-fret (a minor 3rd) gap. This is the best known minor pentatonic scale shape, shown here in A. Play the shape ...

To make the scale pentatonic, we need to remove degrees 4 and 7 - in this case, that’s F and B, leaving us with C, D, E, G and A, the C major pentatonic scale. Step 3: For a minor pentatonic ...

In the melodic minor scale, the sixth and seventh degree are raised on the way up and flattened on the way down. You can see this in the scales below: ...

There are a few types of minor scale, but we’re going to keep things simple and work with the version which is referred to as the natural minor scale. Using our tone/semitone sequence, the scale ...

At the same time, in the major-minor scale with the diatonic subdominant, there is no such struggle—the tonic reigns supreme and unchallenged. This is why the major-minor scale system is much more ...

The Dorian mode is very similar to the modern natural minor scale. The only difference is in the sixth note, which is a major sixth above the first note, rather than a minor sixth. Dorian mode. Good ...

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