( ( "scale" ) ( "C" "Min" ) ( "Cmin" "3" "19b. HOW TO IDENTIFY THE SCALE OF A MELODY" "Locate half-steps between ANY and ALL notes. A half-step upper note is a tonic or sub-dominant scale-step in major OR a tonic, mediant, or sub-mediant scale-step in minor. Try each as tonic until ALL notes fit the scale." " " ) )