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Oct 13 2007, 12:37 AM |
so we would also group the minor scale with the minor pentatonic scale as it would be a subset right? Correct! i will try and work that out. the major is infact a subset so we show this with the key of G major and let that cover both . in other words no need for such thing as a key of G major pentatonic Back to the minor scale . maybe i just need to read more ahead in your lessons but i will just ask. how do we know if the key in question be it A or G what ever is a minor or a major? or is the key of minor scale shown by being in the key of its relative major scale A major scale and its relative minor share exactly the same key signature (because the 2 scales share the same notes). The only difference would be the root note. In your example, B for the Major, G# for the relative minor. Now the question becomes how to you figure out the root note from a piece of music - its mostly experience - you can tell if a piece sounds major or minor and that tells you, although it doesn't actually matter if you are just reading the music, its more important if you want to improvise over a piece. If there are chords, that will give you a clue as well. In your example, if the piece uses G#minor a lot, maybe as the first and last chords that is a big clue (but not conclusive) that it is the relatove minor. so u could go from Bmajor to B major pentatonic then u could also use its relitive minor (which i dont know yet) and minor pentitonic all in the same key ? Correct! (G# Minor Pentatonic), but one small point, not the same key, the same Key signature. The Key signature is a notational device that gives you the sharps and flats, the key does have a notion of major and minor, so B Major and G# Minor are 2 keys that share the same key signature. then i could use a major scale look at it put it down on paper. make a key. say its key of B use the B major scale use circle of fifths on it see its key of B Correct! then know that i can now use B major , B major pentatonic this would also let me know i could switch to its relitive minor and minor pentatonic all in the same key so i guess i am asking now do we write all key signatures directly to be used with the major scale then from that we find its relitves to see the minor ? or is there a key signature or rule that will tell us use key of B minor in stead of saying key of B major then finding the relitive? The key signatures are identical, the keys are B minor and G# minor - the key signature does not differentiate, you have to figure it out on your own. -------------------- Check out my Instructor profile
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