{"id":932,"date":"2017-02-25T12:59:53","date_gmt":"2017-02-25T18:59:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/simplymandolin.com\/?p=932"},"modified":"2022-03-30T11:55:34","modified_gmt":"2022-03-30T17:55:34","slug":"major-scale","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/simplymandolin.com\/flekd\/major-scale\/","title":{"rendered":"The Major Scale"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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1929 Gibson F2<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Essentially, the major scale is one of the most important scales in music<\/strong>. For that reason, I’ll be using lots of examples and repetition, because I want to do a thorough job of explaining the concept. As a result, this has turned into a fairly lengthy article.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Learning Scales<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

This lesson is intended to teach you how to find the major scale in any key<\/strong>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

I used to hate scales. I always felt like I\u2019d rather be playing a tune, or learning something new and musical as opposed to spending time practicing my scales. They always seemed kind of boring and uninteresting.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

However, if you learn how to build them<\/strong>, how to change them and how they can be used, you\u2019ll see a purpose.  You\u2019ll find that you make use of that knowledge on a regular basis. You may even find it gets interesting!<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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The Major Scale<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

The major scale is the most important scale you\u2019ll learn<\/strong>. A little knowledge about it is essential, no matter what instrument you might be learning. And that knowledge, along with a little theory, will open up a lot of musical possibilities<\/strong>, such as:<\/p>\n\n\n\n