Mistake?

[Crucifix]

I briefly went over this article, http://www.ibreathemusic.com/article/31/8 by Gunharth Randolf, and I think I may have found some mistakes. Just to clarify, in the article he states that Cb is the minor second of Bb. Correct me if I am wrong, but isn't B the minor second of Bb? The last time I checked there wasn't any B#/Cb notes. Is there an exception that I am missing?

[Schooligo]

No,

sorry Crucifix, Guni's answer in his article for this question is correct

the second note would have to be a different letter name from B or Bb(flat)

obviously B and C are 2 different letter names

since C is a major second,

Cb(flat) is a minor second
(enharmonically Cb on the fretboard is the same note as B) but it's important that it be a different letter name

hope this explanation was helpful!!! :)

[ghandi234]

Cb is equal to B so there was no mistake. there is a half step between B and C so B# is equal to C. He had to write it that way because in the major scale you dont write something like Bb B, you use the next letter.

edit: schooligo got it

[smallbusrider]

Now I know my A,B,C's...won't you come and sing with me....lol :eek:

Its an easy concept, but you wouldn't believe how some teachers tried explaining it to me when i was younger(Yes they were good teachers, it just was that they all had some sort of mental block when it came to teaching this):


1) Thats just the way it is!
2) Teacher: What comes after D? Me: D #? Teacher:No, that's wrong, its Eb. Me: But it's the same note. Teacher:Yes, But not it this case. Me:Why? (conversation continues for 10 minutes before we move on with the question unresolved.)

Like most times I encounter this in life (Electronic teachers, Music teachers, Auto Mechanics, Doctors, etc.) I work till I understand it. Usually it's much easier than the way they try to teach it.Then I teach everyone else in the classroom or elsewhere and they understand it completely.(This did get under the skin of a few professors in my time!) In this case, just remember that for the most part, scales always follow the alphabet from A to G and repeat adding sharps and flats as needed for the appropriate scale (of course i realize that you can skip tones(as in a pentatonic), but it still follows the same 7 tone progression). If you screw up the alphabet, that fat penguin Sister Mary Sadist slaps you on the hand with a ruler. OWW!!

LATA
SBR

[maxdamage]

D# is a correct answer in this context, you can't spell the entire cromatic scale with unique letters. The same thing is valid for other scales with more than 7 notes.

[smallbusrider]

I probably didn't make it clear enough that I was talking 7 tone scales, I know that I mentioned it, but it probably wasn't clear enough. I also used the phrase "for the most part". I assumed everyone knew I was talking about 7 tone scales. Sorry for the confusion.