- theory - Different modes of pentatonic scale - Music: Practice Theory . . .
While some pentatonic scales may not be common in western music, pentatonic scales are used in many cultures around the world so each mode mode of the pentatonic scale does have a name; for example, the yo scale, from Japan, is equivalent to the 5th mode you mentioned (CD FG Bb) when ascending and equivalent to the 3rd mode you mentioned (CD
- Are there names for the different Pentatonic scales?
We all know on the guitar there are 5 positions for the Pentatonic Scale and a big deal is made about position 1 being the minor pentatonic and position 2 being the major pentatonic But what about the remaining 3 - do they have names (other than positions 3, 4, and 5?) Also, only position 2 (major) has the root as the starting note
- how do you choose which pentatonic scale to use over a progression . . .
FOr example C major pentatonic and A minor pentatonic are the same scale in a sense (same set of notes) The great value of the 5 note scale has been stated by other answers but bears repeating Namely, that there are three related major modes, Ionian, Lydian, and Mixolydian, and three minor modes, Dorian, Phrygian, and aeolean
- terminology - Pentatonic, hexatonic, heptatonic, octatonic. . . what is a . . .
Pentatonic, hexatonic, heptatonic, octatonic what is a 12 tone scale called? This seems like a dumb question I know it's just called the chromatic scale, but isn't there a _____-tonic name? I thought maybe dodeca-tonic Dodecaphonic means something else, 12-tone composition
- What are the pentatonic scale fingerings for piano?
For a simple five-note traversal of either a major or minor pentatonic, the fingerings RH: 1-2-3-4-5; LH: 5-4-3-2-1; are sufficient Multiple octaves, same fingering for every scale For multiple octaves, I find it most comfortable to use fingers 1 and 2 for the "skips" in the scales Using this approach, every major pentatonic can be played
- Why are the 4th and 7th scale degrees removed from the major . . . - theory
What we call THE pentatonic scale really wasn't created by removing the 4th and 7th notes from a major scale! It pre-dates the major scale People have sung on pentatonic scales since they lost interest in tetratonic ones! "The five-note system was already considered archaic by the Greeks in 350 B C and [was] employed long before that by the
- Pentatonic scale chords - Music: Practice Theory Stack Exchange
I assume what you really meant to say in your first sentence was "Chords built from the pentatonic scale often have consectutive chord tones that are 4 or 5 semitones apart (CEA, GCE, etc )" As for naming chords built from pentatonic scales such as the two you mention they are named as you would for all chords: using the normal conventions e g
- How to use pentatonic scale(s) for bass lines - Music: Practice . . .
The A minor pentatonic is your go-to pentatonic pattern for both C major and A minor keys This also suggests looking at relative major and minor keys as being the same thing in many ways, and I like to simplify scale degree numbering by standardizing on the major key's tonic being I, and minor key tonic being a vi
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