major
MAY-jer
[English]
Term referring to a sequence of notes that define the tonality of the major scale. This series consists of seven notes: the tonic, followed by the next note a whole step up from the tonic, the third is a whole step from the second, the fourth is a half step from the third, the fifth is a whole step from the fourth, the sixth is a whole step from the fifth, the seventh is another whole step, followed by the tonic, a half step above the seventh. Thus the first and eighth tones are exactly an octave apart.
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SCALE STEPS (IN SEMITONES OR HALF STEPS)
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1
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2
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3
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4
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5
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6
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7
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8
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9
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10
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11
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12
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13
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C4
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D4
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E4
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F4
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G4
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A4 |
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B4
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C5
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