Scale Construction on Music Theory Print

Scale Construction — Set 1

Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000

1. What notes make up the C Dorian mode?

Answer: C – D – E♭ – F – G – A – B♭

2. Spell out the C♯ Dorian mode.

Answer: C♯ – D♯ – E – F♯ – G♯ – A♯ – B

3. List the notes in a D Dorian mode.

Answer: D – E – F – G – A – B – C

4. What notes make up the D♯ Dorian mode?

Scale Construction — Set 2

Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000

1. List the notes in a G♯ harmonic minor scale.

Answer: G♯ – A♯ – B – C♯ – D♯ – E – F𝄪

2. What notes make up the A harmonic minor scale?

Answer: A – B – C – D – E – F – G♯

3. Spell out the A♯ harmonic minor scale.

Answer: A♯ – B♯ – C♯ – D♯ – E♯ – F♯ – G𝄪

Scale Construction — Set 3

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1. Spell out the E Lydian mode.

Answer: E – F♯ – G♯ – A♯ – B – C♯ – D♯

2. List the notes in a F Lydian mode.

Answer: F – G – A – B – C – D – E

3. What notes make up the F♯ Lydian mode?

Answer: F♯ – G♯ – A♯ – B♯ – C♯ – D♯ – E♯

4. Spell out the G Lydian mode.

Scale Construction — Set 4

Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000

1. What notes make up the C melodic minor scale (ascending)?

Answer: C – D – E♭ – F – G – A – B

2. Spell out the C♯ melodic minor scale (ascending).

Answer: C♯ – D♯ – E – F♯ – G♯ – A♯ – B♯

3. List the notes in a D melodic minor scale (ascending).

Answer: D – E – F – G – A – B – C♯

Scale Construction — Set 5

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1. List the notes in a G♯ Mixolydian mode.

Answer: G♯ – A♯ – B♯ – C♯ – D♯ – E♯ – F♯

2. What notes make up the A Mixolydian mode?

Answer: A – B – C♯ – D – E – F♯ – G

3. Spell out the A♯ Mixolydian mode.

Answer: A♯ – B♯ – C𝄪 – D♯ – E♯ – F𝄪 – G♯

4. List the notes in a B Mixolydian mode.

Scale Construction — Set 6

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1. Spell out the E Phrygian mode.

Answer: E – F – G – A – B – C – D

2. List the notes in a F Phrygian mode.

Answer: F – G♭ – A♭ – B♭ – C – D♭ – E♭

3. What notes make up the F♯ Phrygian mode?

Answer: F♯ – G – A – B – C♯ – D – E

4. Spell out the G Phrygian mode.