Scale · Basic scales

C major

The most used scale in Western music: open, bright, and behind almost every song you have ever sung.

Notes going up, in the Guitar sound.

Instrument

Tuning

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C major scale on the Guitar neck59 positions across 15 frets, E A D G B E tuning.EFGABCDEFGABCDEFGABCDEFGABCDEFGABCDEFGABCDEFGABCDEFGABCDEFG123456789101112131415EADGBE

Notes

  1. C1
  2. D2
  3. E3
  4. F4
  5. G5
  6. A6
  7. B7

Also written as C · D · E · F · G · A · B.

Formula

W · W · H · W · W · W · H

W = whole step · H = half step

Degrees

1 · 2 · 3 · 4 · 5 · 6 · 7

Chords in the scale

Triads that fit entirely inside C major. The roman numeral is the degree: uppercase is major, lowercase is minor, ° is diminished.

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