Major Scales Flashcards

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C Major Scale

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The C major scale consists of the pitches

C, D, E, F, G, A and B.

It has no sharp or flat notes and this makes it easy to remember. All you’re playing are white keys, so you can’t get confused by the black ones.

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C Sharp Major Scale

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This scale consists of the pitches

C♯, D♯, E♯, F♯, G♯, A♯, and B♯.

Its key signature as 7 sharps. The relative minor of C sharp major is A sharp minor.

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D Major Scale

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The notes of the D major scale are

D – E – F# – G – A – B – C# – D.

The note, D repeats one octave higher. Its key signature has two sharps.

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E Flat Major Scale

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This scale consists of the pitches

E♭, F, G, A♭, B♭, C and D.

Its key signature has three flats, E♭, A♭ and B♭. The relative minor of E flat major is C minor.

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E Major Scale

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The notes of the the scale are

E, F♯, G♯, A, B, C♯, and D♯.

The note, E repeats one octave higher. Its key signature has four sharps.

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F Major Scale

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Its notes are

F – G – A – Bb – C – D – E – F.

There is one flat in this scale. It’s B flat. Like any other major scale the F maj scale has a total of seven notes plus the F note repeats in a higher octave.

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F Sharp Major Scale

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This scale consists of the pitches

F♯, G♯, A♯, B, C♯, D♯, and E♯.

Its key signature has 6 sharps. The relative minor of F sharp major is D sharp minor.

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G Major Scale

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Its pitches are

G, A, B, C, D, E, and F#. After F sharp, you go back to G.

This means that you play 6 white keys and one black key, F#, which is just after the white key, F. F sharp is the first key in the set of three black keys on your piano keyboard.

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A Flat Major Scale

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This scale consists of the pitches

A♭, B♭, C, D♭, E♭, F, and G.

Its key signature has four flats. The relative minor of A flat major is F minor.

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A Major Scale

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First of all, the notes of this scale are

A – B – C# – D – E – F# – G# – A.

The note, A repeats one octave higher. Its key signature has three sharps.

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B Flat Major Scale

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In this lesson, we learn how to play the B flat major scale. This scale consists of the pitches

B♭, C, D, E♭, F, G, A, B♭

Its key signature as two flats. The relative minor of B flat major is G minor

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B Major Scale

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The notes of the B major scale are

B – C# – D# – E – F# – G# – A# – B.

The note, B repeats one octave higher. Its key signature has five sharps.

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