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> the fact that blues and Thai music use the same intervals

Blues and Thai music do not use the same intervals. Blues is hemitonic, Thai music is anhemitonic.

".And the Thai musical scale is indeed different -- for the intervals between all notes are exactly the same. This means that almost all the notes are slightly different in pitch from those on the western scale. Only the interval between a note and its octave, eight notes higher up the scale, is the same as in the west." [0]

[0] http://www.thaiwaysmagazine.com/thai_article/2605_traditiona...

> D F G A C is the same scale as C D F G A

D F G A C is the D Minor Pentatonic scale [1]

C D F G A is the C Blues Major Pentatonic scale, aka Chinese Ritusen scale [1]

[1] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pentatonic_scale

> Yep. This site sometimes.

The problem with this site is that people don't accept information unless it's accompanied with a major dose of ass-kissing. "So, pretty please with sugar on top, clean the fucking car."

> > kinda-music-theory-esque statements > solid music theoretical reasons

Ok, you've done what you've accused me of doing. Care to back your statement up?



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