Scale Theory (cont.)
For our purposes we are going to number the notes of the scale because I have found that chord progressions have a specific sound. And once you can recognize the sound you will be able to find ways of playing the chords you hear without having to go through a lot of agonizing theory. Here's my plan:
The first note of the scale is numbered 1, or as I prefer the Roman numeral I. The easy part is the second note of the scale is numbered 2 or roman numeral ii (I'll explain someday soon why I used the lower case, or small letters, for 2). Note # 3 is 3 or iii, 4 is IV, 5 is V, 6 is vi, 7 is vii, and 8 I don't bother with. So I'm just asking you to recognize 7 notes. For the "C" scale the numbers are:

C = 1 or I
D = 2 or ii
E = 3 or iii
F = 4 or IV
G = 5 or V
A = 6 or vi
B = 7 or vii

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