Diatonic Major Scale Formulas

Diatonic Major Scale Formulas

Music scale is an organized sequence of notes. For example: C, D, E, F, G, A, B, C… repeating this cycle. This scale started with the C note and goes following a defined sequence of intervals until the return to the C note again. This sequence of distance was, whole step, whole step, half step, whole step, whole step, whole step, half step… repeating the cycle. This scale is called a Diatonic Major Scale. Diatonic meaning that the notes are of the same scale. We could use this same sequence (major scale) starting with another note besides C, for example, G. The scale would be G, A, B, C, D, E, F#, G… You can see how the same logic was followed (whole step, whole step, half step, whole step, whole step, whole step, half step). In the first case, we form a C major scale. In the second one, a G major scale. Following the same logic we can form the major scale with all the 12 notes that we know.