Major & minor
C major scale · also called the Ionian mode
The do-re-mi scale: bright and resolved. It’s the reference point every other scale is compared to.
Its relative minor is A natural minor — same notes, different home note. See all the chords in the key of C major.
- Notes
- CDEFGAB
- Formula
- 1234567
- Steps
- WWHWWWH
How to play the C major scale
On guitar
e|----------------------------------------------10-12-13-| B|-------------------------------------10-12-13----------| G|----------------------------9--10-12-------------------| D|-------------------9--10-12----------------------------| A|----------8--10-12-------------------------------------| E|-8--10-12----------------------------------------------|
Position 1 · frets 8–13
All 7 positions with neck diagrams →On piano
Right hand: 1 2 3 1 2 3 4 5
Fingering for both hands & notation →On ukulele
A|-----------0-2-3-| E|-----0-1---------| C|-0-2-------------| G|---------0-------|
Position 1 · frets 0–3
All 7 positions with neck diagrams →Chords in the C major scale
Stack every other note of the scale to build a chord on each degree.
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