{"id":14673,"date":"2016-10-10T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2016-10-10T08:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.hearandplay.com\/main\/?p=14673"},"modified":"2024-10-07T15:30:25","modified_gmt":"2024-10-07T23:30:25","slug":"learn-about-chromatic-notes-and-scales","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hearplaymain.wpenginepowered.com\/learn-about-chromatic-notes-and-scales\/","title":{"rendered":"Who Else Wants To Learn About Chromatic Notes And Scales?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>You arrived at this page because you want to learn about chromatic notes and scales.<\/p>\n<p>This is sequel to the previous lesson where we began our discussion on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hearandplay.com\/main\/what-the-term-chromatic-means\">what the term chromatic means<\/a>. In today&#8217;s lesson, we&#8217;re going deeper in our study of the term <em>chromatic<\/em> by exploring the following ideas&#8230;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Chromatic notes<\/li>\n<li>Chromatic scales<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>If you&#8217;ve always wanted to learn more about any or both of the above mentioned, then this lesson is for you. Without further ado, let&#8217;s get started with the first item on the list &#8211; chromatic notes.<\/p>\n<h2>Chromatic Notes<\/h2>\n<p>A very good way to start is by defining the term note.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>A note [according to Jermaine Griggs] is a musical sound of a precise <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hearandplay.com\/main\/twelve-pitch-classes\">pitch<\/a>.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>There are twelve musical notes (aka &#8211; &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.hearandplay.com\/main\/twelve-pitch-classes\">pitch-classes<\/a>&#8220;):<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hearandplay.cc\/dynamic_image\/pianokeys.php?notes=C,Cs,D,Ds,E,F,Fs,G,Gs,A,As,B&amp;color=CCFF00&amp;size=2\" border=\"0\" \/><br \/>\nA collection of seven notes can either form a natural <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hearandplay.com\/main\/the-major-key\">major<\/a> or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hearandplay.com\/main\/musicians-mean-say-minor-key\">minor<\/a> key while the remaining five notes&#8230;<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>If you do the math, 12 musical notes &#8211; 7 notes in a key = 5 notes<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>&#8230;.are considered foreign to the key.<\/p>\n<p>A collection of seven white notes on the piano from C to B:<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hearandplay.cc\/dynamic_image\/pianokeys.php?notes=,,C,D,E,F,G,A,B,&amp;color=CCFF00&amp;size=2\" border=\"0\" \/><br \/>\n&#8230;can imply the key of C major. Alternatively, a collection of white notes from A to A:<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hearandplay.cc\/dynamic_image\/pianokeys.php?notes=A,B,C,D,E,F,G,A,&amp;color=CCFF00&amp;size=2\" border=\"0\" \/><br \/>\n&#8230;implies the key of A minor.<\/p>\n<p>Music scholars classify the notes in the key as diatonic notes and notes that are foreign to the key as chromatic notes.<\/p>\n<p>Due to the fact that the black notes:<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hearandplay.cc\/dynamic_image\/pianokeys.php?notes=,,Cs,Ds,Fs,Gs,As,&amp;color=CCFF00&amp;size=2\" border=\"0\" \/><br \/>\n&#8230;(which are C#\/Db, D#\/Eb, F#\/Gb, G#\/Ab, A#\/Bb) are foreign to the keys of C major:<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hearandplay.cc\/dynamic_image\/pianokeys.php?notes=,,C,D,E,F,G,A,B,&amp;color=CCFF00&amp;size=2\" border=\"0\" \/><br \/>\n&#8230;and A minor:<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hearandplay.cc\/dynamic_image\/pianokeys.php?notes=A,B,C,D,E,F,G,A,&amp;color=CCFF00&amp;size=2\" border=\"0\" \/><br \/>\n&#8230;they are to be considered as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hearandplay.com\/main\/what-the-term-chromatic-means\">chromatic<\/a> notes.<\/p>\n<p><em>&#8220;Pay Attention To This&#8230;&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<p>There are no fixed chromatic notes. A note can only be considered to be chromatic if it is foreign to a given key.<\/p>\n<p>The note C:<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hearandplay.cc\/dynamic_image\/pianokeys.php?notes=,,C,&amp;color=CCFF00&amp;size=2\" border=\"0\" \/><br \/>\n&#8230;is a diatonic note in the keys of C:<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hearandplay.cc\/dynamic_image\/pianokeys.php?notes=,,C,D,E,F,G,A,B,&amp;color=CCFF00&amp;size=2\" border=\"0\" \/><br \/>\n&#8230;F:<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hearandplay.cc\/dynamic_image\/pianokeys.php?notes=F,G,A,Bb,C,D,E,&amp;color=CCFF00&amp;size=2\" border=\"0\" \/><br \/>\n&#8230;Bb:<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hearandplay.cc\/dynamic_image\/pianokeys.php?notes=Bb,C,D,Eb,F,G,A,&amp;color=CCFF00&amp;size=2\" border=\"0\" \/><br \/>\n&#8230;Eb:<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hearandplay.cc\/dynamic_image\/pianokeys.php?notes=,,Eb,F,G,Ab,Bb,C,D&amp;color=CCFF00&amp;size=2\" border=\"0\" \/><br \/>\n&#8230;Ab:<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hearandplay.cc\/dynamic_image\/pianokeys.php?notes=Ab,Bb,C,Db,Eb,F,G,&amp;color=CCFF00&amp;size=2\" border=\"0\" \/><br \/>\n&#8230;etc.<\/p>\n<p>However, in the key of D:<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hearandplay.cc\/dynamic_image\/pianokeys.php?notes=,,D,E,Fs,G,A,B,Cs&amp;color=CCFF00&amp;size=2\" border=\"0\" \/><br \/>\n&#8230;where the seventh scale tone is C#:<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hearandplay.cc\/dynamic_image\/pianokeys.php?notes=,,,Cs&amp;color=CCFF00&amp;size=2\" border=\"0\" \/><br \/>\n&#8230;the C note:<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hearandplay.cc\/dynamic_image\/pianokeys.php?notes=,,,C&amp;color=CCFF00&amp;size=2\" border=\"0\" \/><br \/>\n&#8230;is considered to be chromatic because it is foreign to the key of D major.<\/p>\n<h3>Chromatic Notes As Variants Of Diatonic Notes<\/h3>\n<p>In a nutshell, chromatic notes are variants of any given diatonic note. Let me use the key of Eb to illustrate this&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>Ab:<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hearandplay.cc\/dynamic_image\/pianokeys.php?notes=,,Ab,&amp;color=CCFF00&amp;size=2\" border=\"0\" \/><br \/>\n&#8230;which is the fourth tone of the Eb major scale:<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hearandplay.cc\/dynamic_image\/pianokeys.php?notes=,,Eb,F,G,Ab,Bb,C,D,Eb&amp;color=CCFF00&amp;size=2\" border=\"0\" \/><br \/>\n&#8230;is a diatonic note. Hence, every other variant of &#8220;A&#8221; would be foreign to the key of Eb major, and would be considered as chromatic notes. Chromatic variants of Ab include A:<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hearandplay.cc\/dynamic_image\/pianokeys.php?notes=,,A,&amp;color=CCFF00&amp;size=2\" border=\"0\" \/><br \/>\n&#8230;and A#:<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hearandplay.cc\/dynamic_image\/pianokeys.php?notes=,,As,&amp;color=CCFF00&amp;size=2\" border=\"0\" \/><br \/>\n&#8230;and any other variant of A (like A## and Abb.)<\/p>\n<p><em>&#8220;Here&#8217;s A Chromatic Note Quiz?&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Quiz:<\/strong> Given the note D in the key of G major, what are the possible chromatic notes?<\/p>\n<p><strong>Answer: <\/strong>D#, Db, D##, and Dbb.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Proof: <\/strong>In the key of G major:<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hearandplay.cc\/dynamic_image\/pianokeys.php?notes=,,G,A,B,C,D,E,Fs&amp;color=CCFF00&amp;size=2\" border=\"0\" \/><br \/>\n&#8230;D:<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hearandplay.cc\/dynamic_image\/pianokeys.php?notes=,,,D&amp;color=CCFF00&amp;size=2\" border=\"0\" \/><br \/>\n&#8230;is the fifth scale tone, therefore, any other variant of &#8220;D&#8221; is chromatic and that includes (but is not limited to) Db:<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hearandplay.cc\/dynamic_image\/pianokeys.php?notes=,,,Db&amp;color=CCFF00&amp;size=2\" border=\"0\" \/><br \/>\n&#8230;and D#:<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hearandplay.cc\/dynamic_image\/pianokeys.php?notes=,,,Ds&amp;color=CCFF00&amp;size=2\" border=\"0\" \/><br \/>\nI&#8217;m sure that was quite clear enough for you to understand. We shall now proceed to chromatic scales.<\/p>\n<h2>Chromatic Scales<\/h2>\n<p>Before talking about what chromatic scales are, let&#8217;s look closely at the term\u00a0<em>chromatic scale<\/em>. The term <em>chromatic scale <\/em>refers to a scale formed by the regular succession of notes in half steps.<\/p>\n<p>Starting from C:<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hearandplay.cc\/dynamic_image\/pianokeys.php?notes=,,C,&amp;color=CCFF00&amp;size=2\" border=\"0\" \/><br \/>\n&#8230;and ascending in half steps to C#:<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hearandplay.cc\/dynamic_image\/pianokeys.php?notes=,,C,Cs,&amp;color=CCFF00&amp;size=2\" border=\"0\" \/><br \/>\n&#8230;D:<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hearandplay.cc\/dynamic_image\/pianokeys.php?notes=,,C,Cs,D,&amp;color=CCFF00&amp;size=2\" border=\"0\" \/><br \/>\n&#8230;D#:<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hearandplay.cc\/dynamic_image\/pianokeys.php?notes=,,C,Cs,D,Ds,&amp;color=CCFF00&amp;size=2\" border=\"0\" \/><br \/>\n&#8230;E:<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hearandplay.cc\/dynamic_image\/pianokeys.php?notes=,,C,Cs,D,Ds,E,&amp;color=CCFF00&amp;size=2\" border=\"0\" \/><br \/>\n&#8230;F:<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hearandplay.cc\/dynamic_image\/pianokeys.php?notes=,,C,Cs,D,Ds,E,F,&amp;color=CCFF00&amp;size=2\" border=\"0\" \/><br \/>\n&#8230;F#:<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hearandplay.cc\/dynamic_image\/pianokeys.php?notes=,,C,Cs,D,Ds,E,F,Fs,&amp;color=CCFF00&amp;size=2\" border=\"0\" \/><br \/>\n&#8230;until C is reached:<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hearandplay.cc\/dynamic_image\/pianokeys.php?notes=,,C,Cs,D,Ds,E,F,Fs,G,Gs,A,As,B,C&amp;color=CCFF00&amp;size=2\" border=\"0\" \/><br \/>\n&#8230;produces the chromatic scale.<\/p>\n<p>There&#8217;s just one chromatic scale and it is foreign to all twenty-four keys (12 major keys and 12 minor keys add up to 24 keys in all.)<\/p>\n<p>Due to the fact that the chromatic scale is built entirely of half steps and also because all twelve notes are scale tones, it&#8217;s NOT proper to say <em>&#8220;the chromatic scale in the key of C&#8221;<\/em>, one should rather say <em>&#8220;the C chromatic scale.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Starting the chromatic scale from C to C:<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hearandplay.cc\/dynamic_image\/pianokeys.php?notes=,,C,Cs,D,Ds,E,F,Fs,G,Gs,A,As,B,C&amp;color=CCFF00&amp;size=2\" border=\"0\" \/><br \/>\n&#8230;does not make it a chromatic scale in the key of C, because the C chromatic scale has several notes that are foreign to the keys of C major:<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hearandplay.cc\/dynamic_image\/pianokeys.php?notes=,,C,D,E,F,G,A,B,C&amp;color=CCFF00&amp;size=2\" border=\"0\" \/><br \/>\n&#8230;and C minor:<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hearandplay.cc\/dynamic_image\/pianokeys.php?notes=,,C,D,Eb,F,G,Ab,Bb,C&amp;color=CCFF00&amp;size=2\" border=\"0\" \/><br \/>\nIt&#8217;s possible to start the chromatic scale on any of the twelve notes on the piano. However,\u00a0 it is important to note that it&#8217;s still the same scale. For example, the C chromatic scale:<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hearandplay.cc\/dynamic_image\/pianokeys.php?notes=,,C,Cs,D,Ds,E,F,Fs,G,Gs,A,As,B,C&amp;color=CCFF00&amp;size=2\" border=\"0\" \/><br \/>\n&#8230;is identical with the C# chromatic scale:<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hearandplay.cc\/dynamic_image\/pianokeys.php?notes=,,Cs,D,Ds,E,F,Fs,G,Gs,A,As,B,C,Cs&amp;color=CCFF00&amp;size=2\" border=\"0\" \/><br \/>\n&#8230;and any other chromatic scale on the piano.<\/p>\n<h3>Chromatic Scales &#8211; The Harmonic And Melodic Minor Scales<\/h3>\n<p>Beyond the long-established chromatic scale:<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hearandplay.cc\/dynamic_image\/pianokeys.php?notes=,,C,Cs,D,Ds,E,F,Fs,G,Gs,A,As,B,C&amp;color=CCFF00&amp;size=2\" border=\"0\" \/><br \/>\n&#8230;there&#8217;s another perspective to what a chromatic scale is.<\/p>\n<p>There are two key types (aka &#8211; &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.hearandplay.com\/main\/two-tonalities\">tonalities<\/a>&#8220;) &#8211; the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hearandplay.com\/main\/the-major-key\">major<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hearandplay.com\/main\/musicians-mean-say-minor-key\">minor<\/a> key and every key type has its <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hearandplay.com\/main\/these-are-traditional-scales-learn-how-to-play-them\">traditional scale<\/a>. The traditional scale of the major key is the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hearandplay.com\/main\/natural-major-scale\">natural major scale<\/a>, while that of the minor key is the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hearandplay.com\/main\/the-natural-minor-scale\">natural minor scale<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The natural minor scale (of the minor key) has two chromatic variants &#8211; the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hearandplay.com\/main\/the-harmonic-minor-scale\">harmonic<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hearandplay.com\/main\/the-melodic-minor-scale\">melodic<\/a> minor scales.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The harmonic minor scale<\/strong> is formed by replacing the seventh degree of the natural minor scale with its chromatic variant. For example, replacing the seventh tone of the A natural minor scale:<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hearandplay.cc\/dynamic_image\/pianokeys.php?notes=A,B,C,D,E,F,G,A,&amp;color=CCFF00&amp;size=2\" border=\"0\" \/><br \/>\n&#8230;which is G:<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hearandplay.cc\/dynamic_image\/pianokeys.php?notes=,,G,&amp;color=CCFF00&amp;size=2\" border=\"0\" \/><br \/>\n&#8230;with its chromatic variant (which is G#):<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hearandplay.cc\/dynamic_image\/pianokeys.php?notes=,,Gs,&amp;color=CCFF00&amp;size=2\" border=\"0\" \/><br \/>\n&#8230;produces the A harmonic minor scale:<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hearandplay.cc\/dynamic_image\/pianokeys.php?notes=A,B,C,D,E,F,Gs,A,&amp;color=CCFF00&amp;size=2\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>The melodic minor scale<\/strong> is formed by replacing the sixth and seventh degrees of the natural minor scale with their chromatic variants. For example, replacing the sixth and seventh tone of the A natural minor scale:<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hearandplay.cc\/dynamic_image\/pianokeys.php?notes=A,B,C,D,E,F,G,A,&amp;color=CCFF00&amp;size=2\" border=\"0\" \/><br \/>\n&#8230;which are F and G:<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hearandplay.cc\/dynamic_image\/pianokeys.php?notes=,,F,G,&amp;color=CCFF00&amp;size=2\" border=\"0\" \/><br \/>\n&#8230;with their chromatic variants (which are F# and G# respectively):<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hearandplay.cc\/dynamic_image\/pianokeys.php?notes=,,Fs,Gs,&amp;color=CCFF00&amp;size=2\" border=\"0\" \/><br \/>\n&#8230;produces the A melodic minor scale:<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hearandplay.cc\/dynamic_image\/pianokeys.php?notes=A,B,C,D,E,Fs,Gs,A,&amp;color=CCFF00&amp;size=2\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p><em>&#8220;In A Nutshell&#8230;&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Although the melodic and harmonic minor scales are not to be called the chromatic scale, they can be classified as chromatic scales because they have notes that are foreign to the key.<\/p>\n<p>Other scales like the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hearandplay.com\/main\/transpose-the-minor-pentatonic-blues-scale\">blues scale<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hearandplay.com\/main\/whole-tone-scale-demystified\">whole-tone scale<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hearandplay.com\/main\/octatonic-scale-eight-tones-per-octave\">octatonic scale<\/a>, and so on can all be classified as chromatic scales because of the foreign notes in their design.<\/p>\n<h2>Final Words<\/h2>\n<p>Getting to this point in this lesson has made me to know that you&#8217;re interested in learning more about chromatic concepts. We&#8217;ve succeeded in expounding on chromatic notes and scales in this lesson. Hopefully, in the next lesson we&#8217;ll be exploring chromatic intervals, chords, and chord progressions.<\/p>\n<p><em>&#8220;One More Thing&#8230;&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s either diatonic or chromatic &#8211; it can&#8217;t be both.<\/p>\n<p>[Tweet &#8220;In music, it&#8217;s either diatonic or chromatic &#8211; it can&#8217;t be both.&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p>Thanks for your time and I&#8217;ll see you in the next lesson.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If you&#8217;ve always come across the term &#8216;chromatic&#8217; and are interested in learning about chromatic notes and scales, this lesson is for 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