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quick question about scales?
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| JOE-SCULLY |
i remember doing music theory in college but for get some of it but heres my question ?
just say im in the key of C
C D E F G A B C . am i correct in saying the strongest note in this scale is the fifth note G.. what is the second strongest on after that? is it the second note? D |
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| Anarkey |
The tonic (first) note in a scale is always the strongest. So in the key of C, C is the strongest note. Then from that, you can create tonic chords and such.
Hope this helps. |
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| Subtle |
| Second strongest is the perfect fifth, and unison the strongest. |
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| cryophonik |
I don't think there is a such thing as a "strongest note" in a scale - it's all relative. In other words, it depends on the context in which you are playing (e.g., the melody, the chord progression). Notes are nothing more than notes without a context. There are certain combinations of notes that are considered "strong" and probably the strongest of these is the diminished fifth (i.e., B and F in this case) that is created by the dominant V chord (G7 in this case) or the diminished vii chord (Bdim in this case) because they create a dissonance that has a very strong tendency to resolve to the first and third notes of the tonic chord (C and E in this case).
Try it for yourself: simultaneously play a B and F in the middle of your keyboard and listen to the tension that is created. Then play a C and E (by raising the B a half-step and lowering the F a half-step) and listen to the resolution. The B and F are the third and seventh notes of the dominant V7 chord (i.e., G7) OR the first and fifth notes of the diminished vii chord (Bdim) and both want to resolve the the tonic chord (Cmaj). That's a strong resolution created by a relationship between notes. Without that context, none of those individual notes would have any "strength." |
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| Subtle |
| quote: | Originally posted by Subtle
Second strongest is the perfect fifth, and unison the strongest. |
You can translate this into the most important note in a scale. :) |
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| Anarkey |
| quote: | Originally posted by cryophonik
I don't think there is a such thing as a "strongest note" in a scale - it's all relative. In other words, it depends on the context in which you are playing (e.g., the melody, the chord progression). Notes are nothing more than notes without a context. There are certain combinations of notes that are considered "strong" and probably the strongest of these is the diminished fifth (i.e., B and F in this case) that is created by the dominant V chord (G7 in this case) or the diminished vii chord (Bdim in this case) because they create a dissonance that has a very strong tendency to resolve to the first and third notes of the tonic chord (C and E in this case).
Try it for yourself: simultaneously play a B and F in the middle of your keyboard and listen to the tension that is created. Then play a C and E (by raising the B a half-step and lowering the F a half-step) and listen to the resolution. The B and F are the third and seventh notes of the dominant V7 chord (i.e., G7) OR the first and fifth notes of the diminished vii chord (Bdim) and both want to resolve the the tonic chord (Cmaj). That's a strong resolution created by a relationship between notes. Without that context, none of those individual notes would have any "strength." |
WHY YOU ALWAYS GOTTA ONE-UP ME BRO!?
CMON!!!
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