Melodic Chromatic Scale

A Melodic Chromatic Scale sounds the same but is written in different ways. A Melodic Chromatic Scale may be written in a “Set Form”. A “Set Form” means that a scale is written using a set pattern of notes.
In a Harmonic Chromatic Scale, the “Set Form” is that the Tonic, Dominant and Upper Tonic notes are only written once. All other notes are written twice. Therefore the notes in the ascending and descending Harmonic Chromatic Scale are the same notes.
A Chromatic Scale uses all 12 semitones in the octave, for a total of 13 notes. The “Rules in Stone” for writing any Chromatic Scale are:
♪ The Chromatic Scale must start and end on the same Tonic note.
♪ Each letter name is used at least once. You cannot skip a letter name.
♪ A letter name may be used twice in a row, but never more than twice in a row.
♪ There will always be 5 single notes – 5 letter names that are only used once.
There are 3 types of Chromatic Scales:
1. Harmonic Chromatic Scale – Set Form (Single Tonic, Dominant and Upper Tonic)
2. Melodic Chromatic Scale – Raise going up, lower going down
3. Melodic Chromatic Scale – Using a Set Form
In a Melodic Chromatic Scale using a “Set Form”, the notes are not the same in the ascending and descending Melodic Chromatic Scale.


         J©§H D GREAT™ ~ ¶All About Music¶

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