Major scales: Everything you need to know in 7 minutes

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Learning to write major scales can be tricky at first. But, all major scales are built using just few simple rules. Learn them all, as well as how to avoid a few common mistakes, with this quick visual explanation.
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I've just wrapped my head around G# major to find it's a theoretical scale. This was very informative and I've learned a lot about major scales. Thank you

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Yeah, any spelling of a scale is technically possible but some of them cause more problems than they solve, so you’re not likely to see G# major out in the wild too often.

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@timmcclements7657 It would be if it were treble clef, but that scale is shown in bass clef. The notes are all different! Check my video on note naming if you’re still confused. Also, E# is a note, but it’s not shown in that scale at that moment(because it’s in bass clef.;-) hope that helps!

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