F and G Major Scale BERKLEE ONLINE & w w w w w w w w 1 2 G 3 A 4 B 5 C 6 D 7 E F G 1 Note Names: Scale Degrees: Fingering: 1 2 3 1 2 3 4 5 G A B C D E F G # The G major scale has a F sharp: # # {{{{{ W W H W W W H & w w w w w w w w 1 2 F 3 G 4 A 5 B 6 C 7 D E F 1 Note Names: Scale Degrees: Fingering: 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 F G A C D B E b The F major scale has a B at: b b {{{{{ W W H W W W H F Here is the F major triad one note at a time: major 3rd minor 3rd & w w w bw w w w w F C F A C Here is the F minor triad one note at a time: A minor 3rd major 3rd & w w bw bw w w w w F C F A C A & w w w w w w b [ ] ] [ ] ] P5 P5 Major 3rd minor 3rd minor 3rd Major 3rd F Major Triad F Minor Triad b b Developing Your Musicianship Lesson 6 Study Guide BERKLEE ONLINE F Major and Minor Triads 2. Here are the triads of the F Major scale with the major triads and functions highlighted: Here are the major triads on the keyboard: & w w w w bw w w w w w w bw w w w w w w w w w w w w I IV V I Tonic Subdominant Dominant Tonic I IV V F A B C D E F G G b Developing Your Musicianship Lesson 6 Study Guide BERKLEE ONLINE F Major Triads of I, IV, V 3. Here is the G major triad one note at a time: major 3rd minor 3rd & w w w w w w w# w G D G B D Here is the G minor triad one note at a time: B minor 3rd major 3rd & w w bw w w w w# w G D G B D B b b & w w w w w w b [ ] ] [ ] ] P5 P5 Major 3rd minor 3rd minor 3rd Major 3rd G Major Triad G Minor Triad Developing Your Musicianship Lesson 6 Study Guide BERKLEE ONLINE G Major and Minor Triads 4. Here are the triads of the G Major scale with the major triads and functions highlighted: Here are the major triads on the keyboard: & w w w w w w #w w w w w w w #w w w w w w w #w w w w I IV V I Tonic Subdominant Dominant Tonic I IV V G B C D E F A A # G Developing Your Musicianship Lesson 6 Study Guide BERKLEE ONLINE G Major Triads of I, IV, V 5. & 4 4 C7 C7
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C7 Melody Melody Varied Melody To play a rif blues: Bars 1-2: play a melody using the C minor pentatonic scale for two bars Bars 3-4: rest two barsno melody, just the chords will play Bars 5-6: repeat the same melody you played from the rst two bars Bars 7-8: rest two bars againno melody, just the chords will play Bars 9-10: vary the melody by changing it up a little bit Bars 11-12: rest two bars againno melody, just the chords will play Developing Your Musicianship Lesson 6 Study Guide BERKLEE ONLINE 12-Bar Rif Blues 6. & w w w w w w w w C 1 D 2 E 3 F 4 G 5 A 6 B 7 C 1 Note Names: Scale Degrees: Developing Your Musicianship Lesson 6 Study Guide 1 3 1 2 4 5 C E F G B C = Middle C The Minor Pentatonic Scale Here is the C minor pentatonic scale on the keyboard: The minor pentatonic scale is based on these ve notes from the major scale. & w bw w w bw w C 1 E 3 F 4 G 5 B 7 C 1 Note Names: Scale Degrees: The minor pentatonic scale has a at 3rd and 7th. b b b b b b BERKLEE ONLINE 7. The minor pentatonic scale is used for creating melodies and for improvising over a pre-existing chord progression. Fingerings: