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The major scale

About 5 minutes

Every major scale follows one pattern of whole and half steps: whole, whole, half, whole, whole, whole, half.

Start on C and you get only white keys. Start on G and you need one sharp, F sharp, to keep the pattern.

WWHWWWH

C D E F G A B C

Find the scale step

To pass: four out of five right.

Find the scale step · 1 of 6

What is the 6th note of the C major scale?

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