Scale Degrees

These are the names for each note in a scale, or scale degrees.

In music theory, a scale degree is the name given to a particular note of a scale to specify its position relative to the tonic (the main note of the scale). The tonic is considered to be the first degree of the scale, from which each octave is assumed to begin.

These are the scale degrees in Roman numerals.

The capitalised chords are the "power chords", the others are minors. The seventh chord is a diminished chord (scary movie music chord).

Music History

Music goes way back in since the start of mankind, but the vocal music and songs were far more recent. Here's how it went:

• (Early 1400's) The Middle Ages
  This is significant because it was here at this time Europeans start using printing machines to record musical and historical events. 
• (Late 1400's to Mid 1650's) Renaissance Era
  Vocal music was started by the church, and Latin was the predominant language used as it was the "classy" language of the time. They were primarily "Gregorian chants", named after Pope Gregory I. The other type of vocal music other than sacred music was secular music. This was anything not religious, e.g. dancing music, love songs, songs about the weather. The common type of song composition was madrigals.

This is an example of a secular piece composed in the Renaissance, a "rockstar" song of the time.

Dr. C. Smith - Waiting on the World to Change by John Mayer

This is an example of a Dr. C. Smith music analysis of the John Mayer Grammy award-winning blues rock soul song.
D = mf = mezzoforte, or moderately loud.
R = Regular chords, melody syncopated
C = D major
S = First Verse, Chorus, Bridge/Interlude, Instrumental,
M = Octave - syncopated
I = Glockenspiel, Band (Guitar & Drums), Horn,
T = Mainly homophonic - band/voice
H = 8 chords repeating - ostinato/riff

This is the music video for the song.