Calhoun Conservatory of Music Piano
Music Scales
 THE MAJOR SCALE
(in all 12 keys)

Description

Major scales
C | Db | D | Eb | E | F | Gb | G | Ab | A | Bb | B

Other Music Elements
Description of the major scale (Down - Top - Links)

A major scale consists of 7 different notes.
The C major scale consists of all white keys on the keyboard.
The intervals from note to note are :

whole step - whole step - half step - whole step - whole step - whole step - half step
A formula for this would be: 1 - 1 - 1/2 - 1 - 1 - 1 - 1/2

The scale can also be described as two major tetrachords (tone - tone - semitone), separated by a tone.

The two tetrachords for the C major scale are :

(major tetrachord) C - D - E - F <- tone -> G - A - B - C (major tetrachord)

Play Notes
C major scale


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Here is a list of the major scale in all 12 keys :

  1. C major scale - Key signature : no sharps no flats.

    C - D - E - F - G - A - B - C


  2. G major scale - Key signature : 1 sharp. (Down - Up - Top - Links)

    G - A - B - C - D - E - F# - G


  3. D major scale - Key signature : 2 sharps.

    D - E - F# - G - A - B - C# - D


  4. A major scale - Key signature : 3 sharps. (Down - Up - Top - Links)

    A - B - C# - D - E - F# - G# - A


  5. E major scale - Key signature : 4 sharps.

    E - F# - G# - A - B - C# - D# - E


  6. B major scale - Key signature : 5 sharps. (Down - Up - Top - Links)

    B - C# - D# - E - F# - G# - A# - B


  7. Gb major scale - Key signature : 6 flats.

    Gb - Ab - Bb - Cb (= B) - Db - Eb - F - Gb


  8. Db major scale - Key signature : 5 flats. (Down -Up - Top - Links)

    Db - Eb - F - Gb - Ab - Bb - C - Db


  9. Ab major scale - Key signature : 4 flats.

    Ab - Bb - C - Db - Eb - F - G - Ab


  10. Eb major scale - Key signature : 3 flats. (Down - Up - Top - Links)

    Eb - F - G - Ab - Bb - C - D - Eb


  11. Bb major scale - Key signature : 2 flats.

    Bb - C - D - Eb - F - G - A - Bb


  12. F major scale - Key signature : 1 flat. (Down - Up - Top)

    F - G - A - Bb - C - D - E - F


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