Music scales
A music scale is a set of notes within an octave and arranged by their pitch. The notes from a scale form melodies and harmonies.
The two main types of scales are major and minor scales and can start from any note.
- Major scales are happy sounding and follow the same interval pattern of whole-whole-half-whole-whole-whole-half.
- Minor scales sound dark and sad and follow the same interval pattern of whole-half-whole-whole-half-whole-whole.
There are twelve minor scales with three variations: natural, harmonic, and melodic.
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