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Lesson 6

Musical

Example

Lesson 6

Secret

Score

Lesson 6

Score/

Music

Using the Whole Tone Scale

In this next section, we create a slightly quirky mood by using the Whole Tone scale:

These four bars employ the C Whole Tone scale:

While the melody is easily heard, it's the bass line that really establishes the scale:

By merely playing the notes of the Whole Tone scale, the piano and basses create a unique sounding line: