英语翻译

英语翻译
• Each note of a scale has a special name,called a scale degree.
• The first note is called the tonic.
• The fifth note is called the dominant.
• The fourth note is called the subdominant (meaning lower dominant).
• Since it is in the middle of the tonic and dominant,the third note is called the mediant.
• Likewise,the sixth note is called the submediant since it is in the middle of the upper tonic and subdominant.
• The second note is called the supertonic.Super is Latin for "above."
• While the scale degrees for the first six notes are the same for both major and minor scales,the seventh one is special.
• If the seventh note is a half step below the tonic,it is called a leading tone.
• Leading tones also occur in harmonic minor and melodic minor.
• In natural minor,the seventh note is a whole step below the tonic.In this case,the note is called a subtonic.