The C Major Scale and its Diatonic Harmony
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1. The 7 notes of C Major:
I II III IV V VI VII
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tone semitone tone tone tone semitone
tone
Major 2nd
Major 3rd
Perfect 4th
Perfect 5th
Major 6th
Major 7th
Octave
2. Triads: Root 3rd & 5th starting from each scale degree:
(These triad types occur in the same order in any major key)
Major Triad: R, 3, 5 Minor Triad: R, b3, 5 Diminished Triad: R, b3, b5
'UK' I ii iii IV V vi viiº
'US' I IIm IIIm IV V VIm VIIº
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Dm Em F G Am Bdim
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