Degrees of a Diatonic Scale
Each note of a scale is referred to as a degree of the key:
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Degree |
Name |
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Chords |
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C |
1st degree |
Tonic |
I |
1 |
Major |
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D |
2nd degree |
Supertonic |
II |
2 |
Minor |
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E |
3rd degree |
Mediant |
III |
3 |
Minor |
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F |
4th degree |
Subdominant |
IV |
4 |
Maj 7 |
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G |
5th degree |
Dominant |
V |
5 |
7 |
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A |
6th degree |
Submediant |
VI |
6 |
Minor |
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B |
7th degree |
Leading |
VII |
7 |
Dim |
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C |
8th degree |
Tonic |
VIII |
8 |
Major |
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