The Secrets of Learning the Fretboard

List of All Major Scale Notes

List of Major Scale Notes

This is a simple listing of the major scale notes.

You can learn about the major scale in my major scale lesson.

The major scale formula is W-W-H-W-W-W-H.

Scale I II / IX III IV / XI V VI / XIII VII I (octave)
A A B C♯ D E F♯ G♯ A
A♯ A♯ B♯ C♯♯ D♯ E♯ F♯♯ G♯♯ A♯
B♭ B♭ C D E♭ F G A B♭
B B C♯ D♯ E F♯ G♯ A♯ B
C C D E F G A B C
C♯ C♯ D♯ E♯ F♯ G♯ A♯ B♯ C♯
D♭ D♭ E♭ F G♭ A♭ B♭ C D♭
D D E F♯ G A B C♯ D
D♯ D♯ E♯ F♯♯ G♯ A♯ B♯ C♯♯ D♯
E♭ E♭ F G A♭ B♭ C D E♭
E E F♯ G♯ A B C♯ D♯ E
F F G A B♭ C D E F
F♯ F♯ G♯ A♯ B C♯ D♯ E♯ F♯
G♭ G♭ A♭ B♭ C♭ D♭ E♭ F G♭
G G A B C D E F♯ G
G♯ G♯ A♯ B♯ C♯ D♯ E♯ F♯♯ G♯
A♭ A♭ B♭ C D♭ E♭ F G A♭
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