Major Scale Construction The Major Scale Formulae Constructing

Major Scale Construction The Major Scale Formulae Constructing The C Major Scale

constructing a major scale

constructing a major scale The major scale is made up of a sequence of whole step and half step intervals

major scale formulae root to 2 nd =whole step 2 nd to 3 rd =whole step 3 rdto 4 th =half step 4 th to 5 th =whole step 5 th to 6 th =whole step 6 th to 7 th =whole step 7 th to root =half step

major scale formulae whole step half step whole step half step

constructing the C major scale

The root note of C C

rise a whole step to the note C nd 2

the 2 nd = D C D

rise a whole step to the 3 rd note C D

the 3 rd = E C D E

rise a half step to the 4 th note C D E

the 4 th = F C D E F

rise a whole step to the note C D E F G th 5

the 5 th = G C D E F G

rise a whole step to the note C D E F G th 6

the 6 th note = A C D E F G A

rise a whole step to the note C D E F G A th 7

The 7 th note = B C D E F G A B

rise a half step to the root C D E F G A B

we are back to C again C D E F G A B C

checklist for scale construction • Letter names (A to G) appear in alphabetic sequence • Each letter name appears only once (apart from the root note which is found on the first and last note of each scale) • Keys contain either #’s or b’s (never both)

Constructing Other Major Scales C D E F G A B C If we can use the formulae above to create a major scale starting from a note of C then we can use it to construct more major scales starting from other notes?

The G Major Scale G

The G Major Scale G A B C D E F# G

The F Major Scale F

The F Major Scale F G A Bb C D E F

The D Major Scale D

The D Major Scale D E F# G A B C# D

The Bb Major Scale Bb

The Bb Major Scale Bb C D Eb F G A Bb

constructing the C major scale

constructing a major scale