Music Theory 1 Notes

Construction of a Major scale

WWHWWWH

Construction of a minor scale

WHWWHWW

Construction of a harmonic minor scale

WHWWH3HsH

Construction of melodic minor ascending

WHWWWWH

What scale is the sa me as the melodic minor descending ?

Harmonic minor

One half step (2 letter names)

m2

(2 letternames) Two half steps (one whole)

M2

Enharmonically equivalent to A2

m3

Three half steps (3 letter names )

m3

Four half steps (3 letter names)

M3

Five half steps (3 letter names)

A3

Five half steps ( 4 letter names)

P 4

4 half steps (4 letter names)

D4

Six half steps (4 letter names)

A4

Six half steps (5 letter names)

D5

Seven half steps (5 letter names )

P5

Eight half steps(5 letter names)

A5

Seven half steps (6 letter names)

D6

(6 letter names) Eight half steps

m6

Nine half steps (6 letter names)

M6

Ten half steps (6 letter names)

A6

Nine half steps ( 7 letter names)

D7

Ten half steps (7 letter names)

m7

Eleven half steps(7 letter names )

M7

Twelve half steps (7 letter names)(8ve)

A7

Negative 1 half step

DU

Zero half steps

PU

One half step

AU

Construction of diminished triad

m3 + m3

Construction of minor triad

m3 + M3

Construction of Major triad

M3 + m3

Construction of augmented triad

M3+M3

Root inversion

The root is the lowest pitch

First inversion

The third is the lowest pitch

Second inversion

The fifth is the lowest pitch

Major-Major 7th Chord

M3+m3+M3

Major-minor 7th

M3, m3, m3

Minor - minor 7th

m3+M3+m3

Half Diminished 7th

m3+m3+M3

Fully - diminished 7th

m3+m3+m3

What's the relative minor?

Scale degree 6

What's the relative Major?

Three half steps away and three letter names (m 3)

Find the relative minor?

Three half steps (two names)