major scale
NounIn the key of C Major, this produces a scale with the notes C, D, E, F, G, A, B, C. Related terms
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Noun
major scale (plural major scales)
- (music) One of the diatonic scales; a group of notes or musical pitches in a particular pattern, used to make melodies. The pattern for a major scale is:
- tone - tone - semitone - tone - tone - tone - semitone.
- minor scale
- modal scale
- French: gamme majeure, mode majeur
- German: Dur
- Russian: мажо́рная га́мма
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