Lesson 3: Major Scales
Major Scales
Major scales are built from tones and semitones, with the pattern TTSTTTS.
We've already learnt the scales of C, D, G and F major for Grade One Music Theory. In Grade Two you also need to know A, Bb and Eb major.
A Major
A major has three sharps - F#, C# and G#. Here's the scale of A major ascending (going up) and descending (going down) in the treble and bass clefs:
Bb and Eb Major
Bb major has two flats - Bb and Eb. Here's Bb major in full:
Eb major has three flats - Bb, Eb and Ab. Here's Eb major:
Tip! All keys which have the word "flat" in their name have flats in the scale but no sharps, and all keys with the word "sharp" in their name contain sharps but no flats! That's another reason why we always write Eb in the scale of Bb major, and never D#, for example.
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