C Major Scales for Guitar

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Notation and Tabulature: C Major scales for guitar.

Major Scale: T T S T T T S

T=Tone S=Semitone: Distance/Interval between each note.

C Major Scale: C D E F G A B C

C – (T) – D – (T)  – E – (S) – F – (T) – G – (T) – A – (T) – B – (S) – C

Major Scale Construction

Degrees of the scale:

1st: Tonic (C)
2nd: Supertonic (D)
3rd: Mediant (E)
4th: Subdominant (F)
5th: Dominant (G)
6th: Submediant (A)
7th: Leading tone (B)
8th: Tonic (C)

Intervals:

Tonic – > Supertonic = 2nd : C – > D : (T)

Tonic – > Mediant = Maj 3rd : C – > E : (T)+(T)

Tonic – > Subdominant = 4th : C – > F : (T)+(T)+(S)

Tonic – > Dominant = 5th : C – > G : (T)+(T)+(S)+(T)

Tonic – > Submediant = 6th : C – > A : (T)+(T)+(S)+(T)+(T)

Tonic – > Leading Tone = 7th : C – > B :  (T)+(T)+(S)+(T)+(T)+(S)

Chords in C Major

A Minor scale

Scales: 1 Octave