Q. If I play a chord, like F major and A minor, how do I know/find out what scale works for those two chords? I'm not entirely looking for the answer to this example, but I'm more interested in being "taught to fish" so to speak. Thanks.
A. youtube.
A scale has 8 notes in it, and three of them are in the chord that has it's name.. except if the chord's a minor..
Am uses the C scale, F uses the F scale, G uses the G scale.. Em uses the G scale too..
So..
The C scale is the notes c, d, e, f, g, a, b, c..
doh, re, mi fa so la ti doh..
These are the white notes on the piano, starting with the one that's just left of the group of two black ones..
The black notes in between are sharps or flats in the C scale..
So the piano goes
c, c#, d, d#, e, f, f#, g, g#, a, a#,.b, c...
Notice some of the notes don't have a sharp between them... true of any scale... the amount of space between each note in the scale is called the interval, most are two spaces, or semi tones.. some are one.. Each scale has the same pattern, starting with the name note of the scale..
For today... learn the C scale.. then go to youtube, and look for more.. or you can probably find diagrams.. and there are people who will show you places to put your hand to make scales...
A chord.. is the first, third and fifth note in the scale.. ie, in the C scale, the chord notes are C, E, G, repeated in the chord...
On the guitar, C is third fret on the fifth string [second fattest one] D is the fourth string open, E is fourth string second fret.. F is fourthe string third fret.. G is the third string, A is third string second fret, B is second string, and C is second string first fret....
Now... put a capo on the guitar, on the second fret, and play the same scale.. it's a D scale here... though you can to it without the capo...
D is the fourth string.. you can find the scale by counting up... the same intervals as in the c scale...
the intervals in semitones, starting from the name note..
D+2,+2+,1,+2,+2,+2,+1 will get you back to D... do it all on the D string... think of each fret as an interval, semi tone.. So.. D is open string.. next note.. 2nd fret..
How do find a dominant seventh chord?
Q. For example, how do you find the dominant seventh chord of C major?
A. basically, its all about understanding the major scale, all the other scales, and every chord is based off the relationship of the notes in the major scale.
theres 12 notes all together, and in the major scale, we'd play 7 of the 12. think of it as a ruler. all 12 inches are there, but we're only going to play attn to the 1st, 3rd, 5th, 6th, 8th, 10th, and 12th. now, rather than calling them by those numbers, we just rename them: one through seven. those are the notes in the major scale. (do re mi fa so la ti do). keep in mind, when you're playing these notes, even though you're not using all 12, all 12 spaces are still there. so, the inches on the ruler that arent used are still there, they still count as distance between notes. when you play a major chord, you're playing the root note (note #1), the third, and the fifth - out of the 7 in the scale. to play a dominant seventh you'd need to add in the 7th, but theres a certain dissonance to that note, so we'd take that note and make it flat (one fret lower, or one piano key lower). so, now you've got 1-3-5-b7
or :: c-e-g-Bb
What makes a harp unique compared to other instruments, mainly the piano?
Q. I listened to several videos of harps, and they all sounded like a Piano.
Why would someone chose the harp over the piano? The piano seems easier and much easier on the fingers.
Also, what makes the harp more unique compared to the piano? For example, a Violinist can use vibrato and glissando, while a pianist can use multiple chords and uses a pedal to keep a note sustained while playing other notes.
A. Dan's reply was only partly correct.
The harp does not only have natural pitches. For instance, I play on a pedal harp. I tune it to all flats and then control the key changes with my feet. I have every pitch, chromatically, that a piano does.
People choose the harp for different reasons. One is for scholarship money. Due to its rarity, harpists are almost guaranteed a scholarship of some amount. Many older people take up the harp for therapy. Kids often choose the harp, like I did, because it looks nice. It is much harder on the fingers than the piano. I stuck with it, though because I loved it(and because of the wow factor). It is unique and sets me apart from others. It is also more portable than a piano(somewhat). Mine weighs only about 90 lbs.
The harp does have many unique sound effects. Since it is strung, it can be played with different objects including paper, screw drivers, and paint brushes. I can also play harmonics and I play near the soundboard for a unique sound(aka pres de la table pronounced pray-da-la-tob).
The biggest sound difference, though is a glissando(aka running the index finger or thumb over all of the strings). When you try it on a piano, firstly, all you can get is in the key of c. The harp allows key changes between glisses. I would love to see a pianist play a b-and-e-sharp glissando, like in the purple bamboo. That can be found on youtube.
Hope this helped!
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