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THE Major Scale: Hardy-Moore

A major scale consists of 7 different notes that follow the pattern of whole steps and half steps, spanning an octave. The document explains what a major scale is, how to construct one using the whole-half step pattern, and walks through building the C major scale step-by-step as an example. The C major scale consists of the notes C, D, E, F, G, A, B, C.

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THE Major Scale: Hardy-Moore

A major scale consists of 7 different notes that follow the pattern of whole steps and half steps, spanning an octave. The document explains what a major scale is, how to construct one using the whole-half step pattern, and walks through building the C major scale step-by-step as an example. The C major scale consists of the notes C, D, E, F, G, A, B, C.

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HARDY-MOORE

THE
MAJOR What are they?
How to create them?

SCALE
WHAT IS A MAJOR
SCALE?
 A major scale is a series of 7 different pitches with an additional 8th pitch
an octave above the first note in the series.

G A B C D E F# & G
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
HOW TO CREATE A
MAJOR SCALE
The major scale is constructed using a pattern of whole and half steps.
Whole Steps = W
Half Steps = h

The Major Scale pattern is as follows: W W h W W W h


LET’S BUILD THE C
MAJOR SCALE
-
Step 1: The C Major Scale means we need to start on C. If it was the G Major Scale then we
would start on G, and so on…

______
C , ______ , ______ , ______ , ______ , ______ , ______ , ______
1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th
LET’S BUILD THE C
MAJOR SCALE
-
Step 2: After the 1st note, C, the next pitch must be a whole step above. So in this case we start on
C, skip C#, and go to D.

______
C , ______
D , ______ , ______ ,
______ , ______ , ______ , ______
1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th
LET’S BUILD THE C
MAJOR SCALE
-
Step 3: After the 2nd note, D, the next pitch must be a whole step above. So in this case we start
on D, skip D#, and go to E.

______
C , ______
D , ______
E , ______ ,
______ , ______ , ______ , ______
1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th
LET’S BUILD THE C
MAJOR SCALE
-
Step 4: After the 3rd note, E, the next pitch must be a half step above. So in this case we start on E
and go to F.

______
C , ______
D , ______
E , ______
F ,
______ , ______ , ______ , ______
1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th
LET’S BUILD THE C
MAJOR SCALE
-
Step 5: After the 4th note, F, the next pitch must be a whole step above. So in this case we start on
F, skip F#, and go to G.

______
C , ______
D , ______
E , ______
F, G
______ , ______ , ______ , ______
1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th
LET’S BUILD THE C
MAJOR SCALE
-
Step 6: After the 5th note, G, the next pitch must be a whole step above. So in this case we start on
G, skip G#, and go to A.

______
C , ______
D , ______
E , ______
F , G A
______ , ______ , ______ , ______
1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th
LET’S BUILD THE C
MAJOR SCALE
-
Step 7: After the 6th note, A, the next pitch must be a whole step above. So in this case we start
on A, skip A#, and go to B.

______
C , ______
D , ______
E , ______
F, G A B
______ , ______ , ______ , ______
1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th
LET’S BUILD THE C
MAJOR SCALE
-
Step 8: After the 7th note, B, the next pitch must be a half step above. So in this case we start on
B and go to C. The first and last pitches should be the same letter.

______
C , ______
D , ______
E , ______
F , G A B C
______ , ______ , ______ , ______
1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th
SO WHAT IS THE C
MAJOR SCALE?

C D E F G A B C

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