Number the degrees of any Grade 3 scale from the tonic as 1, going up and going down, and in a minor key check the form for the 6th and 7th.
Numbered from the tonic
Each note of a scale is a degree, numbered from the tonic, the key note, as the 1st.
Quick check
In A flat major, which note is the 5th degree?
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