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#1 ·
can you give me the notes of the



c major scale- c, d, e, f, g, a, b, c

c minor scale-

c pentatonic scale-

c blues scale-

c major triad- c, e, g

c minor triad- c, e#, g

c major 7 triad-

c minor 7 triad-

c dominant 7-

c minor 7 flat 5-
 
#4 · (Edited)
can you give me the notes of the

c major scale- C, D, E, F, G, A, B, C

c minor scale- C, D, Eb, F, G, Ab, Bb, C (Difference to Major lowered 3rd, 6th, and 7th)

c pentatonic scale Major - C, D, E, G, A
A pentatonic scale minor - A, C, D, E, G

c blues scale- (Depends on your historical level of correctness, but most guitar players simply add the flat5 to Major Pentatonic) (The true/traditional blues scale is much more complicated than that but lets keep it simple)

c major triad- c, e, g

c minor triad- c, e#, g (Not Correct - Harmonic spelling C, Eb, G)

c major 7 triad- (No such thing unless you omit the 5th - 4 note chord spelled C, E, G, B)

c minor 7 triad- (Same deal as above - 4 note chord spelled C, Eb, G, Bb)

c dominant 7- (C, E, G, Bb) (Major triad with a lowered 7th degree on top)

c minor 7 flat 5- (C, Eb, Gb, Bb)
Corrections/answers made above.
 
#5 ·
C pentatonic scale minor - C. Eb, F, G, Bb

I beg to differ. There is no such thing as "one" pentatonic major/minor scale. As long as the thirds are major/minor (and the intervals are two minor thirds and three seconds) you have several options - and they all are pentatonic.
 
#7 · (Edited)
Agreed, I was speaking in precise major/relative minor terms because it sounds like that is something the original poster needs to get a grasp of. My background is purely traditional classical theory as opposed to modern or jazz style theory, so I will always err on the side of non-harmonic ambiguity.

I corrected the mispost on the relative minor to C major pentatonic. I meant "A" in my head but I forgot to backspace over the original poster's "C".
 
#9 ·
Also, can't forget two very important jazz scales. That is, if you care.
Melodic Minor (ascending; descending is just the natural minor scale)
C-D-Eb-F-G-A-B-C
Half/Whole scale
C-Db-Eb-E-F#-G-A-Bb-C

Explore with those and you'll have loads of fun.
smitty