Lesson 7: Intoduction to the Diatonic Scale

As well as octaves, there are other important intervals.

In the following sections, we will explain how these are formed. Don’t worry about having to memorise them, but an understanding of how they are formed is important.

 

Harmonic intervals in ascending order of their ratios.


When the intervals are arranged in the ascending order of their ratios, it produces the eight white notes of the major scale: The Diatonic scale.

 
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