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Music: Major Scales With Sharps or Flats
Music: Major Scales With Sharps or Flats
1) First, write the major scale in DO 2) Starting from DO, go up a fifth and start a new scale on the next line 3) Complete the scale with the necessary notes 4) Now make sure it is Major, i.e. Fulfills the pattern 1 - 1 - 1/2 - 1 - 1 - 1 -1/2, by using # where needed ! 1st tetrachord 2nd tetrachord Number of #
1-1-1/2-1-1-1-1/2
1/2
1/2
do major
do
re
mi
fa
sol
la
si
do
1/2
1/2
sol major
sol
la
si
do
re
mi
fa#
sol
1/2
1/2
re major
re
mi
fa#
sol
la
si
do#
re
1/2
1/2
la major
la
si
do#
re
mi
fa#
sol#
la
1/2
1/2
mi major
mi
fa#
sol#
la
si
do#
re#
mi
1/2
1/2
si major
si
do#
re#
mi
fa#
sol#
la#
si
1/2
1/2
fa# major
fa#
sol#
la#
si
do#
re#
mi#
fa#
1/2
1/2
re#
mi#
fa#
sol#
la#
si#
do#
Order of Sharps :
fa
do
sol
re
la
mi
si
1) First, write the major scale in DO 2) Starting from DO, go down a fifth and start a new scale on the next line 3) Complete the scale with the necessary notes 4) Now make sure it is Major, i.e. Fulfills the pattern 1 - 1 - 1/2 - 1 - 1 - 1 -1/2, by using where needed !
Number of
1-1-1/2-1-1-1-1/2
1/2
1/2
do major
do
re
mi
fa
sol
la
si
do
1/2
1/2
fa major
fa
sol
la
si
do
re
mi
fa
1/2
1/2
simajor
si
do
re
mi
fa
sol
la
si
1/2
1/2
mimajor mi
fa
sol
la
si
do
re
mi
1/2
1/2
lamajor
la
si
do
re
mi
fa
sol
la
1/2
1/2
remajor re
mi
fa
sol
la
si
do
re
1/2
1/2
sol majorsol
la
si
do
re
mi
fa
sol
1/2
1/2
do major do
re
mi
fa
sol
la
si
do
Order of flats :
si
mi
la
re
sol
do
fa