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B Locrian is relative to the key of C, and consists of the following notes:<br />

B Locrian mode, relative to the key of C.<br />

<strong>The</strong> Least You Need to Know<br />

◆ A scale consists of eight notes whose letter names are in successive alphabetical<br />

order.<br />

◆ Scales can be either major or minor. (And there are three different types of<br />

minor scales!)<br />

◆ All major scales have the same intervals between different notes, no matter<br />

what note they start on.<br />

◆ A mode, like a scale, consists of eight notes in a row—but aren’t limited to<br />

just major and minor. Modes are derived from the ancient Greeks and<br />

(later) the medieval church, and can be thought of as starting on different<br />

degrees of the related major scale.<br />

Exercises<br />

Exercise 3-1<br />

Name the following major scales.<br />

Exercise 3-2<br />

Name the following minor scales.<br />

Chapter 3: Scales<br />

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