SOL-FA NAME | SCALE DEGREE | TECHNICAL NAME | |
Major | Minor | ||
Doh | Lah | I | Tonic |
Ray | Tee | II | Super-Tonic |
Mee | Doh | III | Mediant |
Fah | Ray | IV | Sub-Dominant |
Soh | Mee | V | Dominant |
Lah | Fah | VI | Sub-Mediant |
Tee | See (zi) | VII | Leading Note |
Doh’ | Lah’ | I | Octave |
They are represented with the first letters in lower case, for example:
d – pronounced – Doh
r – pronounced – Ray
m – pronounced – Mee
f – pronounced – Fah
s – pronounced – Soh
l – pronounced – Lah
t – pronounced – Tee
d’ – pronounced – Doh’ (Octaved)
Accidentals
Sharpened
de – pronounced – Dee
ree – pronounced – Ree
fe – pronounced – Fee
se – pronounced – zee
le – pronounced – LeeFlattened
ra – pronounced – Raw
ma – pronounced – Maw
ba – pronounced – baw
la – pronounced – Law
ta – pronounced – Taw
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