More Major Scales: G, D and F Major
The Scale of G Major
Having learnt all about major scales in the previous tab, let's now construct the scale of G Major.
Being a major scale, we know from before that the 3rd and 4th notes are a semitone apart. The same is true for the 7th and 8th notes of the major scale. If we're working on the scale of G major, then our starting note should obviously be G!
On a one octave scale (8 notes), G is our 1st note, and the G above our starting note is the 8th note.
Let's begin constructing:
The 1st and 2nd notes are a tone apart. What's a tone above G? A. Therefore, A is our 2nd note.
The 2nd and 3rd notes are also a tone apart. What's a tone above A? B!. So then, our 3rd note becomes B.
Now, we know that the 3rd and 4th notes of a major scale are a semitone apart. What's a semitone above B? C! So C becomes our 4th note.
D is a tone above C, so D becomes our 5th note. E is a tone above D, so E becomes our 6th note. F sharp is a tone above E, so F sharp becomes our 7th note. Since the interval between the 7th and 8th notes is a semitone, we simply observe the note which is a semitone above F sharp. This note is G!
Thus, we have created the scale of G major:
Being a major scale, we know from before that the 3rd and 4th notes are a semitone apart. The same is true for the 7th and 8th notes of the major scale. If we're working on the scale of G major, then our starting note should obviously be G!
On a one octave scale (8 notes), G is our 1st note, and the G above our starting note is the 8th note.
Let's begin constructing:
The 1st and 2nd notes are a tone apart. What's a tone above G? A. Therefore, A is our 2nd note.
The 2nd and 3rd notes are also a tone apart. What's a tone above A? B!. So then, our 3rd note becomes B.
Now, we know that the 3rd and 4th notes of a major scale are a semitone apart. What's a semitone above B? C! So C becomes our 4th note.
D is a tone above C, so D becomes our 5th note. E is a tone above D, so E becomes our 6th note. F sharp is a tone above E, so F sharp becomes our 7th note. Since the interval between the 7th and 8th notes is a semitone, we simply observe the note which is a semitone above F sharp. This note is G!
Thus, we have created the scale of G major:
The Scale of D Major
The more scales we construct, the easier they become.
The D major scale is formed just like how we formed the other major scales.
Remember: The interval between the 1st and 2nd, 2nd and 3rd, 4th and 5th, 5th and 6th, and 6th and 7th notes is a tone. The interval between the 3rd and 4th, and 7th and 8th notes is a semitone.
So we begin on D, our 1st note, and work our way up. What's a tone above D? E. A tone above E is F sharp. A semitone above F sharp is G. A tone above G is A. A tone above A is B. A tone above B is C sharp and a semitone above C sharp is D.,
Thus, in the scale of D major, there are two accidentals, F sharp and C sharp.
The D major scale is formed just like how we formed the other major scales.
Remember: The interval between the 1st and 2nd, 2nd and 3rd, 4th and 5th, 5th and 6th, and 6th and 7th notes is a tone. The interval between the 3rd and 4th, and 7th and 8th notes is a semitone.
So we begin on D, our 1st note, and work our way up. What's a tone above D? E. A tone above E is F sharp. A semitone above F sharp is G. A tone above G is A. A tone above A is B. A tone above B is C sharp and a semitone above C sharp is D.,
Thus, in the scale of D major, there are two accidentals, F sharp and C sharp.
F Major
Having followed the above steps to construct F major, you should have gotten :