Tablature
Notes
Guitar Lesson Notes
- The C major scale is a 7 note scale with no sharps or flats.
- On a piano keyboard the C major scale it is simply the white keys
- The sound of the basic major scale are that of the familiar Do, Re, Mi, Fa, Sol, La, Ti, Do
- The notes of the C major scale are as follows: (C, D, E, F, G, A, B, and the octave C)
- The sound of the major scale (or any other musical scale) is based on a sequence of musical intervals*
C Major Scale Intervals
Intervals For The C Major Scale
- root C (start here)
- whole step – D
- whole step – E
- half step – F
- whole step – G
- whole step – A
- whole step – B
- half step – C
- *An interval is the distance between two notes counted from the lower to the higher note.
- *An octave any note that is twice the frequency of another note is one octave higher.
