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Developing Your Musicianship

Lesson 6 Study Guide


F and G Major Scale
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Note Names:
Scale Degrees:
Fingering: 1 2 3 1 2 3 4 5
G A B C D E
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The G major scale has a F sharp:
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Scale Degrees:
Fingering: 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
F G A C D
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The F major scale has a B at:
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Here is the F major triad one note at a time:
major 3rd minor 3rd
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Here is the F minor triad one note at a time:
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Major 3rd
minor 3rd
minor 3rd
Major 3rd
F Major Triad F Minor Triad
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F Major and Minor Triads
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Here are the triads of the F Major scale with the major triads and functions highlighted:
Here are the major triads on the keyboard:
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I IV V
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Tonic Subdominant Dominant
Tonic
I IV V
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F Major Triads of I, IV, V
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Here is the G major triad one note at a time:
major 3rd minor 3rd
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Here is the G minor triad one note at a time:
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Major 3rd
minor 3rd
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Major 3rd
G Major Triad G Minor Triad
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G Major and Minor Triads
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Here are the triads of the G Major scale with the major triads and functions highlighted:
Here are the major triads on the keyboard:
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I IV V
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Tonic Subdominant Dominant
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G Major Triads of I, IV, V
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C7 C7

C7

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C7

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9 G7 F7

C7

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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
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12-Bar Rif Blues
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Note Names:
Scale Degrees:
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1 3 1 2 4 5
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= 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.
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Scale Degrees:
The minor pentatonic scale has a at 3rd and 7th.
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The minor pentatonic scale is used for creating melodies and for improvising over a
pre-existing chord progression.
Fingerings:

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