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There are eight notes (steps) in a major musical scale. If whole steps are tones and half steps are semitones, then the order is tone, tone, semitone, tone, tone, tone, semitone.
Major: major second, major second, minor second, major second, major second, major second, minor second.In other words, there are whole steps the whole way except between the third and fourth tones and seventh and eighth tones of the scale, where there are half steps.Minor: major second, major second, minor second, major second, major second, minor second, major second, major second.In other words, there are whole steps the whole way except between the second and third tones and fifth and sixth tones of the scale, where there are half steps.
The tones within a scale are divided by either tones or semitones. In a major scale, the order always goes: tone, tone, semitone, tone, tone, tone, semitone. For a minor scale, in natural form, the order always goes: tone, semitone, tone, tone, semitone, tone, tone.
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All major scales follow the pattern - tone, tone, semitone, tone, tone, tone, semitone. Therefore, C major has 5 tones and 2 semitones.
It depends if it's a chord or a scale. On guitar, the D major chord is D A D F#. So three tones. Of course, just the Major 3rd chord itself is only two. If it's a scale, you'd have to be more specific, as there are the 7 tone scale, pentatonic (the five tone scale), plus a myriad of modes.
A minor third is the same distance as the tonic to the third in a natural minor scale. This is one tone followed by on semi tone, which equates to 3 semi tones. A major sixth would equate to ten semi tones. If you are going from the sixth of a major scale, to the third of a minor scale, you would be going down by 7 semi tones. However, if you are on the sixth note of a major scale, and go down by a minor third, then you will be going down by 3 semi tones.
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If I am using a C major pentatonic scale, I may only use C, D, E, G, and A. Five tones.
There are eight notes (steps) in a major musical scale. If whole steps are tones and half steps are semitones, then the order is tone, tone, semitone, tone, tone, tone, semitone.
Major: major second, major second, minor second, major second, major second, major second, minor second.In other words, there are whole steps the whole way except between the third and fourth tones and seventh and eighth tones of the scale, where there are half steps.Minor: major second, major second, minor second, major second, major second, minor second, major second, major second.In other words, there are whole steps the whole way except between the second and third tones and fifth and sixth tones of the scale, where there are half steps.
The tones within a scale are divided by either tones or semitones. In a major scale, the order always goes: tone, tone, semitone, tone, tone, tone, semitone. For a minor scale, in natural form, the order always goes: tone, semitone, tone, tone, semitone, tone, tone.
b flat, d flat, f, and g