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This guide covers the fundamental concepts of major scale recognition, focusing on the musical alphabet (A, B, C, D, E, F, G) and how to determine key signatures. It explains which notes are flatted or sharped in various keys, providing specific examples such as C major, G major, D major, F major, and B flat major. Learn how to spell or identify a major scale by starting and ending on the tonic note, filling in the scale using the musical alphabet, and incorporating the relevant key signature.
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The Musical Alphabet A B C D E F G ABCDEFG ABCDEFG ABCDEFG ABCDEFG
Key Signatures Which notes are flatted or sharped. • C = no sharps or flats • G = one sharp (F♯) • D = two sharps (F♯ and C♯) • F = one flat (B♭) • B♭ = two flats (B♭and E♭)
How to Spell or Identify a Major Scale Step one: Start and end on the tonic note. Example: F ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ F Step two: Use the musical alphabet to fill in the other notes. D C A G B E Example: F ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ F Step three: Add the key signature. Example: Since F = one flat (B♭) then ♭ F G A B C D E F
Spell the following Scales: C D E F G A B C • C • G • D • F • B♭ G A B C D E F♯ G D E F♯ G A B C♯ D F G A B♭C D E F B♭C D E♭F G A B♭