The Major Scale

Lesson 3/57 | Study Time: 5 Min
Course: Note Reading Method 2
The Major Scale

The Major Scale

The most common scale in Western music is called the major scale. This scale is based upon a sequence of both tones and semitones, and is thus sometimes referred to as a diatonic scale. Here is the major scale sequence:

Starting on the C note and following through this sequence gives the C Major Scale :

and in musical notation.

Roman numerals are used to number each note of the major scale. Thus F is the 4th note of the C major scale, G is the 5th, and so on.

The major scale will always give the familiar sound of DO , RE, MI, FA, SO, LA, TI, DO.

Play through this study slowly and carefully at first, then gradually build up speed. Use alternate picking.

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1- Scale Tone Chords (Part 1) 2- Chords in the Key of G 3- The Key of E Minor (Relative to G Major) 4- Chords in the Key of E Minor 5- The F Major Scale 6- Chords in the Key of F 7- The Key of D Minor (Relative to F Major) 8- Chords in the Key of D Minor 9- The D Major Scale 10- Chords in the Key of D 11- Scales 12- The Key of B Minor (Relative to D Major) 13- Chords in the Key of B Minor 14- The A Major Scale 15- Chords in the Key of A 16- Transposing 17- Chord Summary 18- Song List 19- GLOSSARY OF MUSICAL TERMS 20- Minor Scales 21- INTRODUCTION 22- Chords 23- Chords in the Key of C 24- Chords in the Key of a Minor 25- The G Major Scale 26- Chord Exercise 27- Reading Sheet Music 28- The Major Scale 29- Troubleshooting 30- Scale Tone Chords in A 31- Pivot Fingers and Slide Fingers 32- Triplets 33- Music in Two Parts 34- Time Signatures — Simple and Compound Time 35- New Topic 36- The Hammer-on 37- The Key of G Major — Key Signatures 38- A Natural Minor Scale 39- Notes on the 5th Fret 40- Sixteenth Notes 41- Turnaround No. 1 in F 42- Determining the Key of a Piece 43- The Dotted Eighth Note 44- The Half-Bar 45- Scales and Keys 46- The Pull-Off 47- Right Hand Playing Technique for Bass Note Picking 48- Bass Note Runs and Chord Runs 49- New Topic 50- A Harmonic Minor Scale 51- A Melodic Minor Scale 52- The Eighth Note Rest 53- Syncopation 54- Relative Scales 55- Musical Form 56- Minor Scale Exercises 57- Minor Keys

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