Chapter 5 - Major scales and Key Signatures

Order of Sharps

FCGDAEB

Order of Flats

BEADGCF

Pattern of Whole Steps and Half steps to make a MAJOR scale

WWHWWWH

What is the name for the first note in a scale? (DO)

Tonic

What is the name for the second note in a scale? (Re)

Supertonic

What is the name for the third notes in a scale? (Mi)

Mediant

What is the name for the fourth note in a scale? (Fa)

Subdominant

What is the name for the fifth note in a scale? (Sol)

Dominant

What is the name for the sixth note in a scale? (La)

SubMediant

What is the name for the seventh note in a scale? (Ti)

Leading Tone

C Major

0 sharps; 0 flats

G Major

1 sharp (F)

D Major

2 sharps (F, C)

A Major

3 sharps (F, C, G)

E Major

4 sharps (F, C, G, D)

B Major

5 sharps (F, C, G, D, A)

F# Major 

6 sharps (F, C, G, D, A, E)

C# Major

7 sharps (F, C, G, D, A, E, B)

F Major

1 flat (B)

Bb Major

2 flats (B, E)

Eb Major

3 flats (B, E, A)

Ab Major

4 flats (B, E, A, D)

Db Major

5 flats (B, E, A, D, G)

Gb Major

6 flats (B, E, A, D, G, C)

Cb Major

7 flats (B, E, A, D, G, C, F)

When identifying a sharp key signature, how do you know what major scale is the name of the key?

Go up a ½ step from the last sharp to the name of the key

When identifying a flat key signature, how do you know what major scale is the name of the key?

The 2nd to last flat is the name of the key