Music scales basics - Major, Minor, Pentatonic - relationship to similar Indian Music Raga -
Music scales basics - Major, Minor, Pentatonic - with relation to some similar Indian Raga -
WESTERN MUSIC:
Minor scale is sub divided as
Natural Minor - 3 flats . 3rd , 6th , 7th notes are flattened. 1, 2, b3, 4, 5, b6, b7.
Harmonic Minor - 2 flats. 3rd , 6th flattened. 1, 2, b3, 4, 5, b6, 7.
Melodic Minor - 1 flat. Only the 3rd is flattened. 1, 2, b3, 4, 5, 6, 7.
Pentatonic Scale :
Major : 1 , 2 , 3 , 5 , 6
Minor : 1 , b3, 4 , 5 , b7
Similar INDIAN RAGA:
( raga has many more complex nuances, duration and oscillation of notes, different ascending and descending, phrase repetition, etc)
Raga Darbari : 1 , 2, b3, 4, 5, b6, b7 <-- same as Natural Minor
Raga Malkauns : 1 , b3, 4 , b6 , b7 <-- similar to Minor Pentatonic but b6 instead of 5
Raga Bhupali : 1,2,3, 5,6 <-- same as Major Pentatonic
In the picture above, Neel / Nilanjan is randomly practicing the E minor scale on an electric guitar at home.
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