Major & minor
A 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 F♯ natural minor — same notes, different home note. See all the chords in the key of A major.
- Notes
- ABC♯DEF♯G♯
- Formula
- 1234567
- Steps
- WWHWWWH
How to play the A major scale
On guitar
e|----------------------------------------------7--9--10-| B|-------------------------------------7--9--10----------| G|----------------------------6--7--9--------------------| D|-------------------6--7--9-----------------------------| A|----------5--7--9--------------------------------------| E|-5--7--9-----------------------------------------------|
Position 1 · frets 5–10
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|-------------2-4-| E|-------2---------| C|-1-2-4-----------| G|---------1-2-----|
Position 1 · frets 1–4
All 7 positions with neck diagrams →Chords in the A major scale
Stack every other note of the scale to build a chord on each degree.
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