The Major ScaleOne pattern of tones and semitones builds every major scale there is.MusicEvery major scale is the same seven steps: wholewhole half whole whole whole half.W · W · H · W · W · W · H (W = 2 semitones, H = 1)Starting on CC D E F G A B CNo sharps or flats — the white keys.Starting on GG A B C D E F♯ GThe 7th must be raised to make the last step a half.Starting on FF G A B♭ C D E FThe 4th must be lowered.THE COMMON MISTAKECounting frets or keys and forgetting the black onesCount semitones — every key, black and whiteE to F and B to C are already semitones. That is why the pattern lands where itdoes.The natural minor is the same seven notes started from the sixthdegree.The Major Scalelearnposters.com
The Major Scale — printable music wall chart from LearnPosters. Free vector PDF, US Letter and A4.

What’s on the The Major Scale poster

The rule, 3 worked examples, and the mistake everyone makes.

The natural minor is the same seven notes started from the sixth degree.

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What’s on the The Major Scale poster?
The rule, 3 worked examples, and the mistake everyone makes. Every major scale is the same seven steps: whole whole half whole whole whole half.; W · W · H · W · W · W · H (W = 2 semitones, H = 1); Starting on C = C D E F G A B C; Starting on G = G A B C D E F♯ G; Starting on F = F G A B♭ C D E F; Common mistake: Counting frets or keys and forgetting the black ones → Count semitone…. The natural minor is the same seven notes started from the sixth degree.
Who is the The Major Scale poster for?
The Major Scale belongs to the Music section rather than to a school year, because music is not something one grade owns. Anyone learning theory can pin it up — a beginner, a student mid-course, or someone revising years later.
When should you use the The Major Scale poster?
Start on any note, follow the pattern, and you have that scale — no memorising twelve of them. A wall chart earns its place by being glanceable from where the work is happening, so The Major Scale belongs on the wall where that music work actually happens, within glancing distance, rather than filed away.
What other posters go with The Major Scale?
Borrowed Chords, Cadences and Building Chords sit alongside The Major Scale in the Music section. Printed together they make a wall rather than a single sheet, which is how a reference set actually gets used.Borrowed ChordsCadencesBuilding Chords
Is the The Major Scale poster free to download and print?
Yes. The Major Scale downloads as a free PDF with no account, no email and no watermark, like everything else in the Music section. Print as many copies as you like for a home, a classroom, a library or a tutoring group; reselling the file is the only thing the licence rules out.Read the licence
What size does the The Major Scale poster print at?
The Major Scale is a vector PDF laid out for US Letter, and prints on A4 with Fit to page — the same file, no separate download. Because every mark on it is drawn rather than photographed, it stays sharp enlarged to A3, A2 or A1 at a copy shop. Colour carries emphasis only, so a greyscale print of The Major Scale loses nothing.Printing guide

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