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On a guitar a WHOLE STEP is 2 frets and a HALF STEP is 1 fret.
Here's a step-by-step guide to constructing a major scale:
Step-by-Step Guide
1. Choose Your Starting Note (Root): - This will be the first note of your scale. For example, let's use C as the starting note to construct a C major scale.
2. Apply the Major Scale Pattern: - The pattern for a major scale is: W, W, H, W, W, W, H. - This means you start at your root note, then follow this sequence of whole steps and half steps to determine the subsequent notes.
Example: C Major Scale
1. Start with the root note: - C
2. Follow the whole and half step pattern: - From C, a whole step (W) takes you to D. - From D, another whole step (W) takes you to E. - From E, a half step (H) takes you to F. - From F, a whole step (W) takes you to G. - From G, another whole step (W) takes you to A. - From A, another whole step (W) takes you to B. - From B, a half step (H) takes you back to C (an octave higher).
Thus, the C major scale is: - C - D - E - F - G - A - B - C
Tips for Remembering- Whole step (W): Skip one key on the piano, whether black or white. For example, from C to D skips C#. - Half step (H): Move to the very next key, whether black or white. For example, from E to F is a half step because there are no keys between them.
By applying this whole and half step pattern starting from any note, you can construct major scales in any key.
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On a guitar a WHOLE STEP is 2 frets and a HALF STEP is 1 fret.
Here's a step-by-step guide to constructing a major scale:
Step-by-Step Guide
1. Choose Your Starting Note (Root): - This will be the first note of your scale. For example, let's use C as the starting note to construct a C major scale.
2. Apply the Major Scale Pattern: - The pattern for a major scale is: W, W, H, W, W, W, H. - This means you start at your root note, then follow this sequence of whole steps and half steps to determine the subsequent notes.
Example: C Major Scale
1. Start with the root note: - C
2. Follow the whole and half step pattern: - From C, a whole step (W) takes you to D. - From D, another whole step (W) takes you to E. - From E, a half step (H) takes you to F. - From F, a whole step (W) takes you to G. - From G, another whole step (W) takes you to A. - From A, another whole step (W) takes you to B. - From B, a half step (H) takes you back to C (an octave higher).
Thus, the C major scale is: - C - D - E - F - G - A - B - C
Tips for Remembering- Whole step (W): Skip one key on the piano, whether black or white. For example, from C to D skips C#. - Half step (H): Move to the very next key, whether black or white. For example, from E to F is a half step because there are no keys between them.
By applying this whole and half step pattern starting from any note, you can construct major scales in any key.
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