Major Scale
Do Re Mi Fa So La Ti Do
"Major Scale" stands as a foundational element in Western music, cherished for its vibrant, joyful, and buoyant sound. Its pivotal role in shaping melodies, harmonies, and chord progressions has earned it a place of prominence in the musical landscape.
The major scale is sung as "Do-Re-Mi-Fa-So-La-Ti-Do".
The major scale consists of 7 different notes in order with a half-step (H) between the 3rd-and-4th and the 7th-and-8th notes, and a whole-step (W) between the other notes. The order of intervals is "W-W-H-W-W-W-H".
Notes in each major scale (ascending):
| Do | Re | Mi | Fa | So | La | Ti | Do | |
| C Major | C | D | E | F | G | A | B | C |
| C# Major | C# | D# | E# | F# | G# | A# | B# | C# |
| Db Major | Db | Eb | F | Gb | Ab | Bb | C | Db |
| D Major | D | E | F# | G | A | B | C# | D |
| Eb Major | Eb | F | G | Ab | Bb | C | D | Eb |
| E Major | E | F# | G# | A | B | C# | D# | E |
| F Major | F | G | A | Bb | C | D | E | F |
| F# Major | F# | G# | A# | B | C# | D# | E# | F# |
| Gb Major | Gb | Ab | Bb | Cb | Db | Eb | F | Gb |
| G Major | G | A | B | C | D | E | F# | G |
| Ab Major | Ab | Bb | C | Db | Eb | F | G | Ab |
| A Major | A | B | C# | D | E | F# | G# | A |
| Bb Major | Bb | C | D | Eb | F | G | A | Bb |
| B Major | B | C# | D# | E | F# | G# | A# | B |
Example of Major Scale
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Common Related Scales
| Tonality | Solfège |
| Major | Do Re Mi Fa So La Ti Do |
| Harmonic Minor | La Ti Do Re Mi Fa Si(#) La |
| Melodic Minor (A) | La Ti Do Re Mi Fi(#) Si(#) La |
| Melodic Minor (D) | La So Fa Mi Re Do Ti La |
| Natural Minor | La Ti Do Re Mi Fa So La |
| Pentatonic | Do Re Mi So La |