BERKLEE Developing Your Musicianship

ONLINE Lesson 3 Study Guide

The Major Sixth and Seventh Intervals

Here is the construction of a major sixth and major seventh interval:

& [w w
Major 6th Major 7th

w [w
Here is the major sixth on the staff and keyboard:

&
C
w w w
A
w w
w w w
Major 6th

C A

Here is the major seventh on the staff and keyboard:

& w w w w
B
w
C

w w w
Major 7th

C B
 2.
BERKLEE Developing Your Musicianship
ONLINE Lesson 3 Study Guide

The Minor Pentatonic Scale

The minor pentatonic scale is used for creating melodies and for improvising over a
pre-existing chord progression.

The minor pentatonic scale is based on these five notes from the major scale.

& w w w w w
w w w
Note Names: C D E F G A B C
Scale Degrees: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 1

The minor pentatonic scale has a flat 3rd and 7th.

& w bw w
w bw w
Eb Bb
b3 b7
Note Names: C F G C
Scale Degrees: 1 4 5 1

Here is the C minor pentatonic scale on the keyboard:

Eb Bb

C F G C

Fingerings: 1 3 1 2 4 5
= Middle C