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  2. G minor - Wikipedia

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    In the Classical period, symphonies in G minor almost always used four horns, two in G and two in B ♭ alto. [2] Another convention of G minor symphonies observed in Mozart's No. 25 and Mozart's No. 40 was the choice of E-flat major , the subdominant of the relative major B ♭ , for the slow movement, with other examples including Joseph ...

  3. Jazz scale - Wikipedia

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    For instance, in C major, a jazz musician may alter the V chord, G 7 (G–B–D–F), with a flattened fifth, producing the chord G 7 ♭ 5 (G–B–D ♭ –F). An improviser might then choose a scale containing these four notes, such as the G whole tone scale, the G octatonic scale, or a mode of either D or A ♭ melodic minor ascending.

  4. Stringed instrument tunings - Wikipedia

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    Cumberland Gap:G 4 E 3 A 3 D 4 E 4; G Minor: G 4 D 3 G 3 B ♭ 3 D 4; Open C: G 4 C 3 G 3 C 4 E 4; Bluegrass Banjo US via Africa Standard aka "Open G" Sawmill aka "mountain modal" Open D aka "Graveyard," "Reuben" Guitar aka "Old G," "Sandy River Belle" There are dozens of other, less common tunings. Banjolele: 4 strings 4 courses. Standard ...

  5. Pentatonic scale - Wikipedia

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    The first two phrases of the melody from Stephen Foster's "Oh! Susanna" are based on the major pentatonic scale [1]. A pentatonic scale is a musical scale with five notes per octave, in contrast to heptatonic scales, which have seven notes per octave (such as the major scale and minor scale).

  6. Musical notation - Wikipedia

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    The duration (note length or note value) is indicated by the form of the note-head or with the addition of a note-stem plus beams or flags. A stemless hollow oval is a whole note or semibreve, a hollow rectangle or stemless hollow oval with one or two vertical lines on both sides is a double whole note or breve.

  7. Jazz minor scale - Wikipedia

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    The jazz minor scale or ascending melodic minor scale is a derivative of the melodic minor scale, except only the ascending form of the scale is used. As the name implies, it is primarily used in jazz [ citation needed ] , although it may be found in other types of music as well.

  8. Nashville Number System - Wikipedia

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    Minor chords are noted with a dash after the number or a lowercase m; in the key of D, 1 is D major, and 4- or 4m would be G minor. Often in the NNS, songs in minor keys will be written in the 6- of the relative major key. So if the song was in G minor, the key would be listed as B ♭ major, and G minor chords would appear as 6-.

  9. List of musical symbols - Wikipedia

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    Musical symbols are marks and symbols in musical notation that indicate various aspects of how a piece of music is to be performed. There are symbols to communicate information about many musical elements, including pitch, duration, dynamics, or articulation of musical notes; tempo, metre, form (e.g., whether sections are repeated), and details about specific playing techniques (e.g., which ...