VCE Music Contemporary Performance

Major Triad

1 3 5

Major 7th Chord

1 3 5 7

Dominant 7th Chord

1 3 5 b7

Suspended 4th chord

1 4 5

Minor triad

1 b3 5

Minor 7th Chord

1 b3 5 b7

Diminished triad

1 b3 b5

Half diminished

1 b3 b5 b7

Power chord

1 5 (8)

Key Signature with 0 Sharps/Flats

C major, A minor

Key Signature with 1 sharp

G major, E minor

Key Signature with 2 sharps

D major, B minor

Key Signature with 1 flat

F major, D minor

Key Signature with 2 flats

Bb major, G minor

Major Scale Tones/Semitones

T T S T T T S

Natural Minor (Aelian mode) Tones/Semitones

T S T T S T T

Major Scale Formula

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

Mixolydian Scale Formula (From Major)

1 2 3 4 5 6 b7 8

Major Pentatonic Scale Formula

1 2 3 5 6 8

Natural Minor (Aeolian mode) Scale Formula

1 2 b3 4 5 b6 b7 8

Minor Pentatonic Scale Formula

1 b3 4 5 b7 8

Dorian Mode Scale Formula (from major)

1 2 b3 4 5 6 b7 8

Dorian Mode Scale Formula (from minor)

1 2 3 4 5 #6 7 8

Blues Scale Formula (from major)

1 b3 4 b5 5 b7 8

How do you turn the minor pentatonic into the blues scale?

Add a flat 5

Phrygian mode scale formula (from major)

1 b2 b3 4 5 b6 b7 8

Phrygian mode scale formula (from minor)

1 b2 3 4 5 6 7 8

C Major Scale

C D E F G A B C

G Major Scale

G A B C D E F# G

F Major Scale

F G A Bb C D E F

D Major Scale

D E F# G A B C# D

Bb Major Scale

Bb C D Eb F G A Bb

C Major pentatonic

C D E G A

G Major Pentatonic

G A B D E G

F major pentatonic

F G A C D F

D Major Pentatonic

D E F# A B D

Bb Major Pentatonic

Bb C D F G Bb

C mixolydian scale

C D E F G A Bb C

G Mixolydian

G A B C D E F G

F Mixolydian

F G A Bb C D Eb F

D Mixolydian

D E F# G A B C D

Bb mixolydian

Bb C D Eb F G Ab Bb

C natural minor (aeolian mode)

C D Eb F G Ab Bb C

E natural minor

E F# G A B C D E

D Natural Minor

D E F G A Bb C D

B Natural Minor

B C# D E F# G A B

G Natural Minor

G A Bb C D Eb F G

C minor pentatonic

C Eb F G Bb C

A minor pentatonic

A C D E G A

E minor pentatonic

E G A B D E

D Minor Pentatonic

D F G A C D

B Minor Pentatonic

B D E F# A

G Minor Pentatonic

G Bb C D F G

C Dorian Mode

C D Eb F G A Bb C

E Dorian

E F# G A B C# D E

D Dorian

D E F G A B C D

B Dorian

B C# D E F# G# A B

G Dorian

G A Bb C D E F G

C Blues Scale

C Eb F Gb G Bb C

A Blues Scale

A C D Eb E G A

E blues scale

E G A Bb B D E

D blues scale

D F G Ab A C D

B Blues Scale

B D E F F# A B

G blues scale

G Bb C Db D F G

C Phrygian

C Db Eb F G Ab Bb C

A Phrygian

A Bb C D E F G A

E Phrygian

E F G A B C D E

D Phrygian

D Eb F G A Bb C D

B Phrygian

B C D E F# G A B

G Phrygian

G Ab Bb C D Eb F G

C Major corresponding minor

A minor

G Major corresponding minor

E minor

F major corresponding minor

D minor

D Major corresponding minor

B minor

Bb Major corresponding minor

G minor

bass clef line notes

G B D F A

bass clef space notes

A C E G

Treble Clef Lines

E G B D F

Treble Clef Spaces

F A C E