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I dont know anything about music scales, the notes, anything in music that concerns theory? help?

can i learn it through the net..what is a major\minor scale in layman terms

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  • 1 decade ago
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    Technically speaking music scale is the arrangement of Notes in a particular fixed pattern of tonal distance between notes.

    Scales are basically of 2 types Major Scales and Minor Scales

    MAJOR SCALES :

    The notes 1 to 8 are arranged in the distance as Tones & Semitones.

    For example take C Major Scale the distance between C & D is Tone, D & E is tone, but the distance between E & F is semitone,

    F & G is tone, G & A is tone, A & B is Tone, but the distance between B & C is again Semitone

    C t D t E s F t G t A t B s C its like T T S T T T S

    By following this you can form major scale starting with any degree or the note between A to G.

    Hope this would be informative to you.

  • 1 decade ago

    VERY GENERALLY speaking, so that you get a rough idea of major/minor difference: Major=Happy-Pleasant sounding, Minor=Sad sounding

  • LA
    Lv 7
    1 decade ago

    I was going to recommend the same website del_icious did. Very straightforward and easy for beginners to learn.

  • Dude check out this site first .. its for Guitar .. but theory wise its all the same .. for any instrument

    If you still have trouble email me or something cuz i would love to help you its just its alot to type . and i dont even know what instrument you plan on starting with

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  • 1 decade ago

    You could a lot worse than clicking on the link below.

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    well yes..you just need to google it...

    major scales would be like......well it all depends on the instrument you are playing

    clarify your question please

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