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The most common scales in Western music are the major scale and the minor scale. The C major scale is the notes C D E F G A B C and generally sounds positive. The A minor is A B C D E F G A and generally sounds sad. The piano keyboard is organized around these scales, which is why you can play C major and A minor using only white keys. The more different a scale is from a major or minor scale, the more ethnic or foreign it will sound to Western listeners.

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The most common scales in Western music are the major scale and the minor scale. The C major scale is the notes C D E F G A B C and generally sounds positive. The A minor is A B C D E F G A and generally sounds sad.sad or dramatic. The piano keyboard is organized around these scales, which is why you can play C major and A minor using only white keys. The more different a scale is from a major or minor scale, the more ethnic or foreign it will sound to Western listeners.
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** '''Lydian''' (F). Major with a sharp 4th. Sounds dreamy, spacey, idealistic and a bit disoriented. Was used in some ancient cultures in instruments such as the lyre. Eliott Smith's "Waltz 1" is an excellent example of a Lydian song, with its floaty sound being accentuated by a steady 3/4 time signature.

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** '''Lydian''' (F). Major with a sharp 4th. Sounds dreamy, spacey, idealistic and a bit disoriented.disoriented, or sometimes quirky instead. Was used in some ancient cultures in instruments such as the lyre. Eliott Smith's "Waltz 1" is an excellent example of a Lydian song, with its floaty sound being accentuated by a steady 3/4 time signature.

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