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Message: [QUOTE="Mpumelelo von Mumhanzi, post: 87543, member: 2173"] A tritone is a very specific sound that spans exactly 6 semitones. Because it splits the 12-note octave perfectly in half, chromatic and diatonic counting handle it very differently. [HEADING=2]How to count a tritone chromatically and diatonically in FL Studio[/HEADING] Chromatic counting for a tritone. This is straightforward because chromatic counting only cares about exact mathematical distance. To find a tritone chromatically, you start on your root note and count exactly 6 semitones (half steps) up, regardless of whether the landing note is in your scale. [LIST] [*]Example: If you start on F#6 and count 6 semitones up, you land on C7. [*]The result: You have a perfect tritone, but C natural is out of key for your F# bebop dominant scale. [/LIST] Diatonic counting for a tritone. This is where it gets interesting. You cannot simply "count up to a tritone" from anywhere when using diatonic counting. Diatonic counting means you are counting scale degrees (like a 4th or a 5th). Most diatonic 4ths are perfect 4ths (5 semitones), and most diatonic 5ths are perfect 5ths (7 semitones). To get a tritone diatonically, you have to start on specific notes within your scale where the natural distance to the 4th or 5th note happens to be exactly 6 semitones. [LIST] [*]Example in F# bebop dominant: Your scale is F#, G#, A#, B, C#, D#, E, F. [*]If you start on A# and count a diatonic 5th up ($A# \to B \to C# \to D# \to E$), the 5th note is E. [*]The result: The actual distance between A# and E is exactly 6 semitones. You just found a naturally occurring diatonic tritone that fits perfectly in your key. [/LIST] [HEADING=2]Summary of the two methods for tritones[/HEADING] [TABLE width="100%"] [TR] [th]Counting method[/th][th]How it works for a tritone[/th][th]Will it stay in the F# bebop dominant scale?[/th] [/TR] [TR] [td]Chromatic[/td][td]Count exactly 6 semitones up from any starting note.[/td][td]Only if you happen to start on notes like A# or B. Otherwise, it will force you out of key (like F# to C).[/td] [/TR] [TR] [td]Diatonic[/td][td]Count up 4 or 5 scale degrees and see if the natural distance happens to be 6 semitones.[/td][td]Yes, always. But a tritone will only naturally appear when starting on specific notes (like A# or B).[/td] [/TR] [/TABLE] [/QUOTE]

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