What is the difference between an augmented and diminished scale?

5.5 Augmented and Diminished Intervals Augmented intervals are one half step larger than perfect or major intervals and diminished intervals are one half step smaller than perfect or minor intervals.

1. What is the difference between an augmented and a diminished triad?
2. What makes a diminished scale?
3. What is an augmented scale?
4. What are the 3 diminished scales?

What is the difference between an augmented and a diminished triad?

An augmented chord comprises notes that are spaced apart at wider intervals than those of a regular triad, while a diminished chord is so called because it features narrower intervals than the standard version, making it more compact.

What makes a diminished scale?

The diminished scale is a symmetric scale formed by the sequence: Tone – Semitone – Tone – Semitone – Tone – Semitone – Tone. In the same way that we observed for the diminished chord, the diminished scale is repeated every three semitones.

What is an augmented scale?

The augmented scale is a symmetrical scale that could be named "minor third-half step scale" because it is made up of three minor thirds and a half-step cells, in other words it is a repeating sequence of minor thirds and minor seconds. You have to know that two augmented triads are making this scale.

What are the 3 diminished scales?

There are really only 3 diminished scales – C, C#, and D. When we build the scale starting on D# we get the same scale as the C diminished scale, as it is just an inversion of the C diminished scale. The same is true for the other remaining starting notes.