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def showScale( key, mode) | |
scale = ["C","#C/bD","D","#D/bE","E","F","#F/bG","G","#G/bA","A","#A/bB","B"] | |
mode_hash = { | |
# 1 means a semitone and 2 means two semitone | |
"Ionian" => [2,2,1,2,2,2,1], | |
"Dorian" => [2,1,2,2,2,1,2], | |
"Phrygian" => [1,2,2,2,1,2,2], | |
"Lydian" => [2,2,2,1,2,2,1], | |
"Mixolydian"=> [2,2,1,2,2,1,2], | |
"Aeolian" => [2,1,2,2,1,2,2], | |
"Locrian" => [1,2,2,1,2,2,2] | |
} | |
# ============================== | |
pos = scale.index(key) | |
for i in (0..6) | |
print scale[pos] + ' ' | |
pos += (mode_hash[mode]).at(i) | |
pos %= 12 | |
end | |
puts scale[pos] | |
# ============================== | |
end | |
# Ionian scale in different keys | |
p "Ionian scale in different keys" | |
showScale("C","Ionian") | |
showScale("D","Ionian") | |
showScale("E","Ionian") | |
showScale("F","Ionian") | |
showScale("G","Ionian") | |
showScale("A","Ionian") | |
showScale("B","Ionian") | |
puts | |
puts | |
# Mixolydian scale in different keys | |
p "Mixolydian scale in different keys" | |
showScale("C","Mixolydian") | |
showScale("D","Mixolydian") | |
showScale("E","Mixolydian") | |
showScale("F","Mixolydian") | |
showScale("G","Mixolydian") | |
showScale("A","Mixolydian") | |
showScale("B","Mixolydian") | |
=begin | |
//output: | |
"Ionian scale in different keys" | |
C D E F G A B C | |
D E #F/bG G A B #C/bD D | |
E #F/bG #G/bA A B #C/bD #D/bE E | |
F G A #A/bB C D E F | |
G A B C D E #F/bG G | |
A B #C/bD D E #F/bG #G/bA A | |
B #C/bD #D/bE E #F/bG #G/bA #A/bB B | |
"Mixolydian scale in different keys" | |
C D E F G A #A/bB C | |
D E #F/bG G A B C D | |
E #F/bG #G/bA A B #C/bD D E | |
F G A #A/bB C D #D/bE F | |
G A B C D E F G | |
A B #C/bD D E #F/bG G A | |
B #C/bD #D/bE E #F/bG #G/bA A B | |
=end | |
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