C Ute tritonic Scale on the Piano - How to play, How to improvise, How to compose music with this scale
Notes: C, Eb, and Bb - Key: C - Origin: Native North American - Category: Tetratonic Scales
The C Ute tritonic uses four notes per octave. Because of this same reason it is a member of the so called Tetratonic -scales that have Four-note (or Four-tone). On the piano keyboard, it is made up of two black keys: Eb, and Bb and one white keys: C. This combination makes this scale - as well as the C Prometheus, C Prometheus Liszt, and C Prometheus Neapolitan - as great choices for composing or improvising Native North American music.
If we take a look a the key signature of the C Ute tritonic Scale we can find it has two flats and no sharps. Therefore, on sheet music you will find two accidentals on the score. The notes of this scale are: C, Eb, and Bb.
How to play the C Ute tritonic scale?
- 1To play the C Ute tritonic on your piano, start on the Root note. Play C, the first note of the scale.
- 2Continue with rest of the notes that shape the scale, play Eb, and Bb.
- 3Return to the home of the C Ute tritonic scale. Play again C -the tonic of the scale- to mark its ending.
How to play the scale in descending fashion?
- 1Begin on the last note. Play the C, the last (and first) note of the scale.
- 2Go down. Play Bb, and Eb.
- 3Reach the home again. Establish tonality by playing the tonic of the C Ute tritonic scale: C.
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