CHAPTER XVIII

THE CHROMATIC SCALE

The Chromatic Scale Described. The chromatic scale is a series of thirteen tones. It comprises the eight tones of the major scale and all intermediate tones. Intermediate tones exist between any two consecutive tones of the scale except between the third and fourth and seventh and eighth tones.

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Scale Names. The scale names are: 1, 1, 2, 2, 3, 4, #4, 5, #5, 6, 6, 7, 8; 7, 7, 6, b6, 5, b5, 4, 3, b3, 2, b2, 1.

Exercise

From these scale names the student should write the chromatic scale in all keys, with key signatures.

Syllable Names. The syllable names are: do, di, re, ri, mi, fa, fi, sol, si, la, li, ti, do; ti, te, la, le, sol, se, fa, mi, me, re, rä, do.

The Chromatic Scale, Key of C.

The white notes represent the tones of the major scale, and the black ones the intermediate tones.

b6;

5. b5: 4;

3.

3b;

2, b2;

I.

sol, se; fa; mi, me; re; rä;
Bb, Bbb: Ab; G, Gb; F, Fb;

do.

Eb.

8; 7, 27: 6, ti, te; la, le; Db; C, ch; COLLATERAL READING: Piano Primer, written and published by Dr. H. R. Palmer. Pages 22 and 47.

Do;
Eb;

COLLATERAL REFERENCE: Macffaren's Counterpoint, page 8. Harmony, Bridge and Sawyer, published by Novello, Ewer & Co., page 50, paragraph 69.

8 7 6 5 4 6 2 8 7 6 5 7 3 2 8 7 6 8 4 3 2 8 7 2

5 4 3 2 1 3 6 5 4 3 2 5 1 2 3 2 1 2 1 7 8

1 2 3 4 2 3 4 5 3 #4 #5 6 2 3 4 5 7 8

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