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Major Scales and Key Signatures
All Major Scales are a series of notes consisting of one octave and having a specific pattern of Half Steps and Whole Steps.
root leading tone (root)
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 (1)
W W H W W W H
Rule for Flat Keys – the name of the key is the second to last flat
Flats always come in the same order in the key signature:
Bb Eb Ab Db Gb Cb Fb
For example: Ab Major The name of the key is Ab The flats up to Ab are: Bb, Eb, Ab Add one more: Db The flats in Ab Major are: Bb, Eb, Ab, Db The notes in Ab Major are: Ab, Bb, C, Db, Eb, F, G, Ab
Rule for Sharp Keys – the leading tone is the last sharp (leading tone = half step below the name of the key)
Sharps always come in the same order in the key signature:
F# C# G# D# A# E# B#
For example: E Major The name of the key is E The leading tone to E is D# The sharps up to D# are: F#, C#, G#, D# The sharps in E Major are: F#, C#, G#, D# The notes in E Major are: E, F#, G#, A, B, C#, D#, E
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