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  1. Major scale - Wikipedia

    A major scale may be seen as two identical tetrachords separated by a whole tone. Each tetrachord consists of two whole tones followed by a semitone (i.e. whole, whole, half). The major scale is …

  2. A Complete Guide To Major Scales - Hello Music Theory

    Feb 24, 2024 · Everything you need to know about major scales. How to form them and what sharps and flats are in which key.

  3. Major Scales: A Complete Guide - Public Domain Music

    The major scale forms the cornerstone of Western music theory, serving as the bedrock upon which melodies, harmonies, and ultimately, entire compositions are constructed. Its ubiquity across …

  4. 6. Major Scales – Fundamentals, Function, and Form - Geneseo

    The major scale, one of the most important building blocks of tonal music, consists of seven distinct pitch classes called scale degrees arranged in a specific pattern.

  5. Major Scale Patterns, Positions and Theory

    In order to understand chord building, progressions, and other scales, you need to first understand the major scale. In this lesson we will take a look at what makes up the major scale and learn the major …

  6. List of all Major Scales - Piano Music Theory

    May 31, 2016 · There are a total of 12 major scales and 12 natural minor scales in music. Here is a free printable pdf of all 12 major scales. How to build major scales? If you want a large poster size piano …

  7. Piano Major Scales - overview with pictures

    Learn how to play the major scales on piano. All major scales illustrated with pictures including notes and fingerings.

  8. The Major Scale - University of Puget Sound

    All major scales use the notes of the musical alphabet in order; no notes are skipped and no notes occur twice. In the example above, the first four notes are D D – E E – F F ♯ – G G, not D D – E E – G G ♭ …

  9. Major scale | Pentatonic, Intervals & Modes | Britannica

    Major scale, in music, stepped arrangement of notes following the classical Greek Ionian mode (though mistaken nomenclature in the 16th century has since caused it to be referred to as the Lydian mode).

  10. Major Scale - All About Music Theory.com

    The name of the scale is the same as the starting note – so we could have the G minor scale, or the Bb major scale, for example. The major scale is a 7-note scale, made up of a specific combination of …