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Re: Even More out of tune
- To: Richard Zvonar <zvonar@zvonar.com>
- From: David Beardsley <db@biink.com>
- Subject: Re: Even More out of tune
- Date: Sat, 07 Feb 2004 17:57:12 -0500
Richard Zvonar wrote:
> At 5:11 PM -0500 2/7/04, David Beardsley wrote:
>
>> Diatonic refers to a major scale/harmony.
>
>
> This is probably the most common usage of "diatonic" but is not
> exclusively so. A natural minor scale is also diatonic, as are modes
> that have the same interval pattern as the major scale (just starting
> with a different step as the tonic). These are less common usages (and
> are perhaps deemed "old fashioned" or even valid in some circles) but
> they are nevertheless legitimate.
You're right, but they ARE modes of the major
scale.
Old fashioned? The foundation of Jazz!
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* David Beardsley
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