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Phantax
what does a capital V mean in music? All of those letters Im not sure what they mean.. vii..ii..iii..III?

what are the lower case ones as well.

thanks.!!!!!
IDarkISwordI
Hey. You might post where you are seeing this V because I havent the slightest clue what you are talking about :). Is it on synths, sheets of music or what? Be more specific please :).

Cheers,
Zac
Phantax
Well anybody who knows what Im talking about can answer. Im not looking to get an answer from someone who doesn't know lol. j/k I don't blame you for not knowing. I barely understand this part myself. But eventually you'll be able to work out chord progressions using a mathematical system represented by certain letter groups like the ones I mentioned in my 1st post.


It's to do with music theory. I think they are chords of some sort but I don't exactly understand which..or what the difference is between a capital and a lower case.


I know that an N6 is a Neapolitan 6th. But what would you call a V ?


hey..have a look here.
http://www.musictheory.net/utilities/html/id95_en.html


it's really interesting and essential stuff. goto - > www.musictheory.net and click on lessons.. go through them all. you'll learn some amazing things about how music works.
Akridrot
Dude, V is a fifth. Or fifth chord progression.. :(
alanzo
It refers to the five chord in any given scale. (the Roman numeral for five is V)
Akridrot
Yeah, that's what I meant to say. I-Vii are the degrees of the scales.
A v chord is a chord with the 5th degree as it's root.
Phantax
I know that but I still don't understand.

I know that the roman numeral for five is V. but what does a lower case v represent in music?
alanzo
quote:
Originally posted by Phantax
I know that but I still don't understand.


uhh.. there isn't much else to understand :p

side note: A capital 'V' means the chord is a Major chord... a lower-case 'v' means the chord is a Minor chord
Akridrot
quote:
Originally posted by Phantax
I know that but I still don't understand.


WHAAAAAAAAAAT!!!!!!!!!????????

There is nothing more to understand!!
Ok, I'll break it down for you. :mad:

You have: C D E F G A B
That's the C major scale. We name each note from C - B like so

FIRST: Tonic
SECOND: Supertonic
THIRD: Mediant
FOURTH: Subdominant
FIFTH: Dominant
Sixth: Submediant
SEVENTH: Leading Note
Eight: Octave, or tonic all over a gain.

Or, we could use Roman Numerals, I-Vii. And that's it. Any questions?
Phantax
how come when you click on the chord calculator..if you're on major you can choose only V..and when you choose minor you can choose a small v but you can also choose the capital V when in minor?


oh and there's so much more to understand :/ i dont really get it.

Akridrot
Once again, alanzo reminds me of something I missed out. I need to brush up on my theory! :stongue:
Phantax
so a V is called a Major 5th then?
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