Quite confuuuused

[Herb_me420]

alright this may sound pretty dumb but i am a noob, and have been trying to learn theory. i find often ill see something like 1-b3-4-5. im just wondering on what the b stands for..help someone?

[chasfr]

Those are scale degrees, and the lower-case "b" stands for the flat symbol. So in this case it represents a flatted 3rd. What the actual note would be depends on what the root note (or 1) is.

Hope that helps...

Chas

[thumbzilla]

Learn to spell, or at least proof your posts before sending. Leave the dope alone, you WILL ruin your brain. Modern instrumentalists eschew "consciousness elevating" substances.