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1) A minor blues scale can be formed by using the intervals of: whole and a half, whole, half, half, whole and a half, whole (3 2 1 1 3 2). C minor blues scale would be (C, Eb, F, F#, G, Bb, C). You can also form a minor blues scale by adding a note after the third note in the minor pentatonic scale. Just raise it a half step from the third note. The C minor pentatonic scale is (C, Eb, F, G, Bb, C). The blues scale for C minor would be (C, Eb, F, F#, G, Bb, C). The F# was added.

2) A major blues scale can be formed by using the intervals of: whole, half, half, whole and a half, whole, whole and a half (2 1 1 3 2 3). C major blues scale would be (C, D, Eb, E, G, A, C). You can also form a major blues scale by adding a note before the third note in the major pentatonic scale. Just lower it a half step from the third note. The C major pentatonic scale is (C, D, E, G, A, C). The blues scale for C major would be (C, D, Eb, E, G, A, C). The Eb was added.

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1) A whole tone scale can be formed by starting on a note, and going up two semitones to the next note. C whole tone scale would be (C, D, E, F#, G#, A#, C)

2) C sharp whole tone scale would be (C#, D#, F, G, A, B, C#)

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1) A major pentatonic scale can be formed by dropping the fourth and seventh notes of the major scale. C major pentatonic scale would be (C, D, E, G, A, C)

2) A minor pentatonic scale can be formed by dropping the second and sixth notes of the minor scale. C minor pentatonic scale would be (C, Eb, F, G, Bb, C).

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1) The relative minor scale of a major scale is three semitones lower.

2) The relative major scale of a minor scale is three semitones higher.

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1) Compared to a natural minor scale, in a harmonic minor scale, the 7th note is raised a semitone, ascending and descending.

2) The natural minor scales have a subtonic for the 7th note rather than a leading tone.

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1) Compared to a natural minor scale, in a melodic minor scale, the 6th and 7th notes are raised a semitone.

2) When a melodic minor scale is descending, the 6th and 7th notes are normal.

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1) An ascending melodic minor scale can be formed by using the intervals of: whole, half, whole, whole, whole, whole, half (2 1 2 2 2 2 1).

2) The ascending A melodic minor scale has two sharps.

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1) A harmonic minor scale can be formed by using the intervals of: whole, half, whole, whole, half, whole and a half, half (2 1 2 2 1 3 1).

2) The C harmonic minor scale has two flats.

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1) A minor scale can be formed by using the intervals of: whole, half, whole, whole, half, whole, whole (2 1 2 2 1 2 2).

2) The C minor scale has three flats.

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1) The subtonic or leading tone is the seventh degree of a scale. The natural minor scales have a subtonic for the 7th note rather than a leading tone. The other scales have a leading tone.

2) The tonic is the eighth degree of a scale. The first degree of a scale is also called the tonic.

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1) The dominant is the fifth degree of a scale.

2) The submediant is the sixth degree of a scale.

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1) The mediant is the third degree of a scale.

2) The subdominant is the fourth degree of a scale.

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1) The tonic is the first degree of a scale. The eighth degree of a scale is also called the tonic.

2) The supertonic is the second degree of a scale.

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1) A major scale can be formed by using the intervals of: whole, whole, half, whole, whole, whole, half (2 2 1 2 2 2 1).

2) The A major scale has three sharps.

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1) The C major scale uses only the white keys.

2) The F major scale has one flat.

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1) There are three types of minor scales.

2) There are eight notes in a major or minor scale.