Aug 13, 2017 · The modes of C are the 7 arrangements you get from starting the C major scale from its 7 different root notes. You only think of parrallel modes like you have described as a harmonic / …

Jul 13, 2017 · Of course that could be a very interesting thing to do, but (assuming from your question about D major that you are a beginner) it would be better to wait a while before you try to do it.

Notes do not "start" with C; C major is just the easiest major key to notate in modern notation. The concept of a major key came about long after letters were assigned to the notes. Before there were …

Dec 24, 2014 · Given that the minor second intervals in both C major and natural A minor are the same, the chord on the fifth degree of A minor is normally going to be a minor chord, E min, with G as its third.

Jun 17, 2016 · The C major and C Ionian scales are the same scale, we have just taken to calling Ionian major. It's the same way that the c natural minor scale is the same as the C aeolian scale, we just …

Jan 26, 2021 · The way I remember modes is, for example, that I know that the Lydian mode is the major scale two half-steps up from the root. That is, I would play in the D major scale if I wanted to …

Sep 12, 2021 · I composed the following melody using notes from the C major scale. In the third bar a G# (Ab) seemed a natural choice to complete the loop, but I don’t understand why. G# is not in C …

Example: C major scale, where C is the root note and the major scale formula defines the notes in the scale and the resulting chords. Let's compare the C major and D major keys.

That way you won't be pulling scale degrees and making assumptions about chord quality - you'll have a deeper understanding of the entire tonal function of that particular scale. Finally, and in the same …

I can see that everything is built around the 'normal' notes that belong to the C major scale, and everything in-between is an inconvenient anomaly. I just feel there is a whole lot of unreasonable …