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My favorite scale is.....
What's Your favorite scale?
by Admin Andrew Fri May 23, 2008 5:11 pm
I was just wondering what everyone's favorite scale is.
Personally my favorite is Db major, it's great because you thumb is used on the white keys and the rest of the fingers are on the black. This scale fits your hand VERY naturally. I just love playing it and gliding up and down the keys.
Anyway! Vote away!
Personally my favorite is Db major, it's great because you thumb is used on the white keys and the rest of the fingers are on the black. This scale fits your hand VERY naturally. I just love playing it and gliding up and down the keys.
Anyway! Vote away!
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I don't know why 
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Re: What's Your favorite scale?
by Thomandy Fri May 23, 2008 9:13 pm
Admin Andrew wrote:
Personally my favorite is Db major, it's great because you thumb is used on the white keys and the rest of the fingers are on the black. This scale fits your hand VERY naturally. I just love playing it and gliding up and down the keys.
The C# Major is the same as the Db Major.. And, how do you play it. I guess I have thought my selfe a strange way of playing it. Couse I start with my thumb on the c#/Db
Like this: C# D# F F# G# A# C C#
Like this: 1 2 3 1 2 3 4 5
I like: B major couse my fingers just glide on that one! =)
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Re: What's Your favorite scale?
by Admin Andrew Fri May 23, 2008 9:28 pm
thomandy wrote:Admin Andrew wrote:
Personally my favorite is Db major, it's great because you thumb is used on the white keys and the rest of the fingers are on the black. This scale fits your hand VERY naturally. I just love playing it and gliding up and down the keys.
The C# Major is the same as the Db Major.. And, how do you play it. I guess I have thought my selfe a strange way of playing it. Couse I start with my thumb on the c#/Db
Like this: C# D# F F# G# A# C C#
Like this: 1 2 3 1 2 3 4 5
I like: B major couse my fingers just glide on that one! =)
Yes, i'm quite aware that C# major and Db Major are played the same, as they're enharmonic notes ^_^
actually fingering for Db major *cough* and C# major would be like this...23, 1, 234, 1, 2 This would be with the RH starting on Db.
Hope that helps ^_^
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Re: What's Your favorite scale?
by Thomandy Fri May 23, 2008 9:40 pm
Admin Andrew wrote:
Yes, i'm quite aware that C# major and Db Major are played the same, as they're enharmonic notes ^_^
actually fingering for Db major *cough* and C# major would be like this...23, 1, 234, 1, 2 This would be with the RH starting on Db.
Hope that helps ^_^
Hehehe, you are really funny *coughing at me* hehehe, I Know you know
hehe 
I just started learning Db, last night, but I wrote it in my Notebook as C#, so it was just to, I dont know, relate it to what I wrote it as visually in my post! Hehe
*cough*Im actually no good at finding correct fingering, well, havnt needed to yet, so I just did what usally do. 12312345
Yeah, I tryed 23.1.234.1.2 before I asked the question, and it didnt feel natural, but nothing really have felt natural when I first started to do it. Thats why Im clumsy with the fingering
Hehe Tomorrow it will feel natural
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Re: What's Your favorite scale?
by Phi Fri May 23, 2008 11:22 pm
[quote="Admin Andrew"][quote="thomandy"]
I had no idea!! thanks a lot for mentioning this.
My thumb always slid off F# when using 12 3 123 41
Admin Andrew wrote:
actually fingering for Db major *cough* and C# major would be like this...23, 1, 234, 1, 2 This would be with the RH starting on Db.
Hope that helps ^_^
I had no idea!! thanks a lot for mentioning this.
My thumb always slid off F# when using 12 3 123 41
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Re: What's Your favorite scale?
by Admin Andrew Sat May 24, 2008 1:49 am
glad i could help you guys out on the fingering
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Re: What's Your favorite scale?
by Biko Sat May 24, 2008 3:25 pm
Scale? Lol. To be honest. I dunno. Since I stopped lessons I stopped scales. I should really pick up on those again
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Re: What's Your favorite scale?
by VictorCS Mon May 26, 2008 11:17 pm
I think my new favourite has to be the harmonic minor scale...
Just listen how cool melody lines you can make with it:
Bad improvisation by VictorCS
Just listen how cool melody lines you can make with it:
Bad improvisation by VictorCS
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Re: What's Your favorite scale?
by Thomandy Mon May 26, 2008 11:47 pm
VictorCS wrote:I think my new favourite has to be the harmonic minor scale...
Just listen how cool melody lines you can make with it:
Bad improvisation by VictorCS
Haha, when I read that the filename was Iraq I was thinking What cind of random name is that for a file, but when I heard it I totally agree: That IS iraq
hehe, nice one
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Re: What's Your favorite scale?
by pianohama Tue May 27, 2008 6:41 pm
Actually harmonic is just a normal minor scale with a raised seventh( ? ) I think . I agree, if used the right way u can make the melody soo emotional
. I agree, if used the right way u can make the melody soo emotional
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Re: What's Your favorite scale?
by VictorCS Tue May 27, 2008 7:32 pm
Harmonic Minor is actually named Mohammedan, while Major Locrian is named Arabian...
I think that's have to do with it's scales used down there
I think that's have to do with it's scales used down there
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Re: What's Your favorite scale?
by maggiekedves Tue May 27, 2008 9:03 pm
thomandy wrote:
Haha, when I read that the filename was Iraq I was thinking What cind of random name is that for a file, but when I heard it I totally agree: That IS iraq
Well I was thinking about where is the snake... not every oriental music comes from Iraq though...
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Re: What's Your favorite scale?
by Thomandy Tue May 27, 2008 9:26 pm
maggiekedves wrote:thomandy wrote:
Haha, when I read that the filename was Iraq I was thinking What cind of random name is that for a file, but when I heard it I totally agree: That IS iraq
Well I was thinking about where is the snake... not every oriental music comes from Iraq though...
Well, true. I didnt say so
But, that tune IS iraq. At least I assosiate is to Iraq. Its culturally desided, probably, on what you assosiate to what.
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Re: What's Your favorite scale?
by VictorCS Tue May 27, 2008 9:27 pm
Iraq was just something that popped up, after watching the news...
Middle east music is great anyway... Reminds me of COD4.
Middle east music is great anyway... Reminds me of COD4.
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Re: What's Your favorite scale?
by Thomandy Fri May 30, 2008 9:11 am
Hehe... Well, I dont like that cind of middle east music
Some can be good, but not that type! Well thats a matter of taste
Some can be good, but not that type! Well thats a matter of taste
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Re: What's Your favorite scale?
by Marnex Tue Jun 03, 2008 2:06 am
Well from the ones that I currently know right now it has to be G major.
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Re: What's Your favorite scale?
by Thomandy Tue Jun 03, 2008 3:44 am
Marnex wrote:Well from the ones that I currently know right now it has to be G major.
Then you should learn and practice B-Major!
G- Is cind of like C, with a twist! 
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Re: What's Your favorite scale?
by Marnex Tue Jun 03, 2008 11:52 pm
Cool ok I'll try it out.thomandy wrote:Marnex wrote:Well from the ones that I currently know right now it has to be G major.
Then you should learn and practice B-Major!
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Re: What's Your favorite scale?
by pianohama Wed Jun 04, 2008 12:00 am
thomandy wrote:Hehe... Well, I dont like that cind of middle east music
Some can be good, but not that type! Well thats a matter of taste
Well thats to bad, my new composition will be in harmonial minor ;p which is kind of the middle-eastish scale ^^
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Re: What's Your favorite scale?
by Thomandy Wed Jun 04, 2008 2:46 am
kepianohama wrote:thomandy wrote:Hehe... Well, I dont like that cind of middle east music
Some can be good, but not that type! Well thats a matter of taste
Well thats to bad, my new composition will be in harmonial minor ;p which is kind of the middle-eastish scale ^^
Hehe
But I didnt say ALL music in that style is crap. There was actually a couple of Grand Prix Songs I liked from that area So I might like it Its the hardcore, hadjidjadji daaaa maaa djajaaad ♪♪♪But som songs are cool for sure
Hm.. I think I aceentaly found a "egyptian" scale here the other day. That was cind of cool to
hehe
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Re: What's Your favorite scale?
by Sandman1278 Fri Sep 19, 2008 7:19 pm
Eb Minor, all the black keys
and i like how you have the option of Cb
how clever
and i like how you have the option of Cb
how clever
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Re: What's Your favorite scale?
by Jordan Fri Sep 19, 2008 11:44 pm
D minor has always been my favourite just because of how much I love a D minor chord, especially a Dmin9 chord.
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