Building
A Major Scale
Just like with building triads, building a major
scale is about understanding the intervals between
each note of the scale. If you understand
this, you can build any major scale.
All major scales follow this pattern:
(W = Whole Step, H = Half Step)
W - W - H - W - W - W - H
So let's look at the notes of a C major scale.
They are shown below with the interval between each
note in parenthesis:
C (W) D (W) E (H) F (W) G (W) A (W) B (H) C
A good way to practice is to just pick a random
note on the keyboard and then build your major
scale. Learning your scales this way will make
sure you don't ever forget the notes in a major
scale.
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