
(F# is a natural at doing this, by the way.) :-)Ĭonfused yet? I bet.

F# in a bar and the conversion formula said you need to "flat" him. Bb would be lowered one-half step and her name changed to"B". (I just couldn't resist anthropomorphizing notes into people). Bb on the street and you decided to lower her to convert her to a note in a different scale. In this case however, the sharp and flat signs mean to alter a note by a half-step higher or lower, which may already be a sharp or a flat. These signs normally refer to letter names, such as B, which are lowered or raised one-half step by adding a flat or sharp sign, e.g., Bb. It's important to consider that when it comes to scale conversion formulas, the sharp (#) and flat (b) symbols do not mean what they normally mean. Omit notes where scale degree numbers are omitted.sharp (#) plus a number, for example, "#5": use the scale degree note from the major scale and raise it one half-step.flat (b) plus a number, for example, "b2": use the scale degree note from the major scale and lower it one half-step.number: use the scale degree note from the major scale unchanged, for example, "1".If a scale conversion formula contains a.

While following a scale conversion formula (see below), change or omit various degrees of the scale according to the following rules.Here's a page on this website that will show you how: The Major Scale and Its Diatonic Triads If you're into scales, you may like this "down and dirty" way to convert major scales into other types of scales, such as natural minor, minor pentatonic, major pentatonic, etc. Converting Major Scales Into Other Scales
