2.4 · Major Scale

Distances have names

The distance between two notes is an interval, and every distance has a name.

Every distance in the octave

Choose a home note and the list measures all twelve semitone distances from it. The major scale tag marks the intervals that scale uses.

Home note · sets the key
Top noteSemitonesSymbolInterval

One after another, or both at once

An interval can be played one note after the other, or both at once. Hear a perfect 5th both ways.

Quiz

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The half step and whole step from your scale lessons are also called…

Score 100% on every quiz and game to complete this lesson. A perfect run sticks: a later miss never undoes it.The circle of fifths