Scales
What is the name of the scale that has six whole tones and nothing else?
the whole-tone scale
What is the interval from A to F#?
Major 6th
What three notes make up a g minor triad?
G, Bb, and D
What is the name (Roman numeral) of the chord whose lowest note is on a lowered scale degree 2, has a minor sixth between the highest and lowest notes, and sounds like a major chord?
bII6
Is Fx the same as Abb?
yes
What type of minor scale has a raised sixth and a raised seventh?
melodic minor
What note is a perfect 5th above Bb?
F
What triad has two minor thirds?
diminished triad
In the key of b minor, what two chromatic chord tones are a result of scalar chromaticism?
G# and A#
Is Cbb the same as A#?
yes
What scale alternates whole and half steps?
Octatonic
What is the name of the following interval: D to G# ?
A4
On a smoothed score in the key of Bb Major, you find the notes A, F, and Eb. What Roman numeral do these notes most likely represent?
V7
Which of the following notes can be a chromatic neighbor to A?
G#, Bb, C#, or F#
Bb is the chromatic upper neighbor; G# is the chromatic lower neighbor.
Is Ebb the same as Bx?
no
What notes are in the key signature for the scale that is the parallel major to C Major’s relative minor?
F#, C#, G#
What note is a minor third below D?
B
What is the bass note of a ii6 chord in the key of e minor?
A
In the key of G major’s relative minor, can a G# be identified as scalar chromaticism?
no
What are the two enharmonic equivalents of F#?
Gb and Ex
What is the difference between a blues scale and a minor pentatonic scale?
A blues scale is a minor pentatonic scale with an added #4 (or flatted 5, can be written either way).
What interval is two whole steps and a half step above the bottom note of the interval?
P4
What is the fifth of the IV chord for the key of Gb major?
Gb
What is the name (Roman numeral) of the chord whose tonic is on scale degree 4, and sounds like a minor chord?
borrowed iv
What are the two enharmonic equivalents for Abb?
G and Fx