Re: Even More out of tune

[David Beardsley <db@biink.com>]

Richard Zvonar wrote:

> At 5:11 PM -0500 2/7/04, David Beardsley wrote:
>
>> Diatonic refers to a major scale/harmony.
>
>
> This is probably the most common usage of "diatonic" but is not 
> exclusively so. A natural minor scale is also diatonic, as are modes 
> that have the same interval pattern as the major scale (just starting 
> with a different step as the tonic). These are less common usages (and 
> are perhaps deemed "old fashioned" or even valid in some circles) but 
> they are nevertheless legitimate.


You're right, but they ARE modes of the major
scale.

Old fashioned? The foundation of Jazz!


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