2007-03-09 12:08:15 · 4 answers · asked by balan s 1 in Entertainment & Music ➔ Music
Actually, the simplified answer that you will get from pretty much any musician is "because it sounds good". I have tried to find the answer to this question many times, but thats the basic answer I can get. And actually, we use a 12 note chromatic scale. A A# B C C# D D# E F F# G G#. <-- Thats the scale we use. And actually, in Germany, they use an H note. And in early blues music, they also used a diffferent scale. And in many countries, the scale for music, can also vary. It's just what our ears are accustomed to.
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2007-03-09 13:41:14 · answer #1 · answered by T 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Actually, in the well-tempered Western scale there are 12 chromatic notes; however, a diatonic scale as we know it is 8 notes (including the octave).
That scale has been the basis of Western music since the Renaissance. It has to do with the unique relationships between the notes.
An octave is two pitches that are on a frequency of 2:1. The upper pitch, being a perfect multiple of the lower, acoustically reinforces it, resulting in what is called a consonance.
2007-03-09 20:15:44 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
because 7 is a lucky number....
and us singers/musicians need all the luck we can get
2007-03-09 20:15:48 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Dude, I think God made music
oh, and that's like His favorite number.
music and color are gifts for me to enjoy ... and for me to use when i praise God. But it seems like I don't use color enough.
Let's work on that.
(Over and out)
2007-03-09 20:25:19 · answer #4 · answered by Danny 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋