What does the major scale look like?

Answer 1

The following sequence of whole (w) and half (h) steps produces a major scale:

W W H W W W H

So, starting on D for example, go up a whole step to E, another whole step to F#, then a half step to G, and so on...

eventually you get D E F# G A B C# D

Another way of referring to the notes is by their distance from the root; the interval.

root, major second, major third, perfect fourth, perfect fifth, major sixth, major seventh, octave

Answer 2

It depends on what the scale you want to change is.

That being said you have to know how each scale is constructed.

Here are the intervals of each scale:

Major scales - T T st T T T st

Natural Minor scales - T st T T st T T

Harmonic Minor - T st T T st T T & 1/2 = 7th note of the nat. minor scale raised

Melodic Minor - T st T T T T st = 6th and 7th notes of the nat. minor scale raised.

T - tone

st - semitone

So if you have a Melodic minor scale, you just need to raise the 3rd note a semitone, and it will become a major scale.

If you have a harmonic turn it into a natural first, by lowering the 7th note a semitone.

Then to turn a natural minor scale into a major scale, raise the 3rd, the 6th and the 7th notes a semitone.

Example:

"A minor" into "A major"

The "A minor" scale is A B C D E F G A

raising the 3rd note it becomes

A B C# D E F G A

Then raising the 6th and 7th

A B C# D E F# G# A

And that's the A major scale.

Answer 3

A major scale is formed by the following formula :

2 semitones 2 semitones 1 semitones 2 semitones 2 semitones 2 semitones 1 semitones apart

Answer 4

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