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  2. C minor - Wikipedia

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    Download as PDF; Printable version; ... C minor is a minor scale based on C, ... The C harmonic minor and melodic minor scales are:

  3. Jazz harmony - Wikipedia

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    As it contains the notes and alterations (I, ♭ 9, m3/ ♯ 9, M3, ♭ 5/ ♯ 11, ♭ 13, m7), it is particularly important in the jazz harmonic idiom, notably as a V chord in a minor key. For our example key of C-minor, the V chord is G7, so the improviser would draw upon the G7 altered scale (mode VII of the A ♭ melodic minor). A complete ...

  4. Jazz minor scale - Wikipedia

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    The jazz minor scale or ascending melodic minor scale is a derivative of the melodic minor scale, except only the ascending form of the scale is used. As the name implies, it is primarily used in jazz [ citation needed ] , although it may be found in other types of music as well.

  5. Jazz scale - Wikipedia

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    An improviser might then choose a scale containing these four notes, such as the G whole tone scale, the G octatonic scale, or a mode of either D or A ♭ melodic minor ascending. In each case, the scale contains the chord tones G–B–D ♭ –F and is said to be compatible with it.

  6. Minor scale - Wikipedia

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    the ascending melodic minor scale or jazz minor scale (also known as the Ionian ♭ 3 or Dorian ♯ 7): this form of the scale is also the 5th mode of the acoustic scale. the descending melodic minor scale: this form is identical to the natural minor scale . The ascending and descending forms of the A melodic minor scale are shown below:

  7. Harmonization - Wikipedia

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    the third note the iii minor chord, the fourth note the IV major chord, the fifth note the V major chord (or even a dominant 7th), the sixth note the vi minor chord, the seventh note the vii diminished chord and; the octave would be a I major chord. Using the minor (aeolian mode) one would have: i minor, ii diminished, (♭)III major, iv minor ...

  8. Riemannian theory - Wikipedia

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    For example, Seitenwechsel ("die Seiten wechseln" translates as "to exchange sides") mapped a triad on to its parallel minor or major, transforming C major to C minor and conversely. [7] Riemann's theory of transformations formed the basis for Neo-Riemannian theory , which expanded the idea of transformations beyond the basic tonal triads that ...

  9. C (musical note) - Wikipedia

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    C or Do is the first note of the C major scale, the third note of the A minor scale (the relative minor of C major), and the fourth note (G, A, B, C) of the Guidonian hand, commonly pitched around 261.63 Hz.