What is the scale degree name for the 7th scale degree in a major or minor scale?
Scale degree names
| Degree | Name | Corresponding mode (minor key) |
|---|---|---|
| 6 | Submediant | Lydian |
| 7 | Subtonic (in the natural minor scale) | Mixolydian |
| Leading tone (in the major scale) | ||
| 1 | Tonic (octave) | Aeolian |
What is the 7th scale degree?
Scale degree 4, a fifth below the tonic, is called the Subdominant. Scale degree 3, halfway between the tonic and dominant, is called the Mediant. Scale degree 6, halfway between the Tonic and Subdominant, is called the Submediant….7. Scale Degree Functions.
| Scale Degree | Functional Name |
|---|---|
| 7 (raised, major and minor) | Leading Tone |
What is the order of the major scale degrees?
The scale degrees are:
- 1st: Tonic.
- 2nd: Supertonic.
- 3rd: Mediant.
- 4th: Subdominant.
- 5th: Dominant.
- 6th: Submediant.
- 7th: Leading tone.
- 8th: Tonic.
What is the 7th scale degree in the C major scale?
5. C major scale degrees
| Note no. | Degree name |
|---|---|
| 4 | F is the subdominant of the C major scale |
| 5 | G is the dominant of the C major scale |
| 6 | A is the submediant of the C major scale |
| 7 | B is the leading tone of the C major scale |
How do you form a major scale?
First start with the root note, C, and follow the formula:
- A whole step from C is D.
- A whole step from D is E.
- A half step from E is F.
- A whole step from F is G.
- A whole step from G is A.
- A whole step from A is B.
- A half step from B is C, back to the top.
Is E to FA semitone?
A semitone (or “half step” in the USA) is the smallest distance between two different notes. The distance between E and F is a semitone; it’s not possible to squeeze another note in between them, because there is nothing between them on the piano keyboard. Now find A and B flat.