Major & Minor scales

What is the major scale formula?

Whole Whole Half Whole Whole Whole Half

What is the natural minor scale formula?

Whole Half Whole Whole Half Whole Whole

What are the intervals of a major scale?

1 2 3 4 5 6 7

What are the intervals of a natural minor scale?

1 2 b3 4 5 b6 b7

What is a whole step on guitar?

Two frets

What is a half step on guitar?

One fret

What is the relative minor of a major scale?

The minor scale that uses the same notes as the major scale and starts on the sixth degree

What is the relative major of a minor scale?

The major scale that uses the same notes as the natural minor scale and starts on its third degree

What is the sixth degree of a major scale?

The relative minor root

What is the third degree of a natural minor scale?

The relative major root

C major scale

C D E F G A B

G major scale

G A B C D E F#

D major scale

D E F# G A B C#

A major scale

A B C# D E F# G#

E major scale

E F# G# A B C# D#

B major scale

B C# D# E F# G# A#

F# major scale

F# G# A# B C# D# E#

C# major scale

C# D# E# F# G# A# B#

F major scale

F G A Bb C D E

Bb major scale

Bb C D Eb F G A

Eb major scale

Eb F G Ab Bb C D

Ab major scale

Ab Bb C Db Eb F G

Db major scale

Db Eb F Gb Ab Bb C

Gb major scale

Gb Ab Bb Cb Db Eb F

A natural minor scale

A B C D E F G

E natural minor scale

E F# G A B C D

B natural minor scale

B C# D E F# G A

F# natural minor scale

F# G# A B C# D E

C# natural minor scale

C# D# E F# G# A B

G# natural minor scale

G# A# B C# D# E F#

D# natural minor scale

D# E# F# G# A# B C#

D natural minor scale

D E F G A Bb C

G natural minor scale

G A Bb C D Eb F

C natural minor scale

C D Eb F G Ab Bb

F natural minor scale

F G Ab Bb C Db Eb

Bb natural minor scale

Bb C Db Eb F Gb Ab

Eb natural minor scale

Eb F Gb Ab Bb Cb Db

What is the relative minor of C major?

A minor

What is the relative minor of G major?

E minor

What is the relative minor of D major?

B minor

What is the relative minor of A major?

F# minor

What is the relative minor of E major?

C# minor

What is the relative minor of B major?

G# minor

What is the relative minor of F major?

D minor

What is the relative minor of Bb major?

G minor

What is the relative minor of Eb major?

C minor

What is the relative minor of Ab major?

F minor

What is the relative minor of Db major?

Bb minor

What is the relative minor of Gb major?

Eb minor

What is the relative major of A minor?

C major

What is the relative major of E minor?

G major

What is the relative major of B minor?

D major

What is the relative major of F# minor?

A major

What is the relative major of C# minor?

E major

What is the relative major of G# minor?

B major

What is the relative major of D minor?

F major

What is the relative major of G minor?

Bb major

What is the relative major of C minor?

Eb major

What is the relative major of F minor?

Ab major

What is the relative major of Bb minor?

Db major

What is the relative major of Eb minor?

Gb major

How many different notes are in a major scale?

Seven

How many different notes are in a natural minor scale?

Seven

What is the first degree of a scale called?

The tonic or root

What is the fifth degree of a major scale called?

The perfect fifth

What is the third degree of a major scale?

The major third

What is the third degree of a natural minor scale?

The minor third

What makes a natural minor scale sound minor?

Its flattened third sixth and seventh degrees compared with the major scale

What notes are sharpened in G major?

F#

What notes are sharpened in D major?

F# and C#

What notes are sharpened in A major?

F# C# and G#

What notes are sharpened in E major?

F# C# G# and D#

What notes are sharpened in B major?

F# C# G# D# and A#

What note is flattened in F major?

Bb

What notes are flattened in Bb major?

Bb and Eb

What notes are flattened in Eb major?

Bb Eb and Ab

What notes are flattened in Ab major?

Bb Eb Ab and Db

What notes are flattened in Db major?

Bb Eb Ab Db and Gb