www.lessonrating.com. Music Theory Lesson How to Build any Major Scale Just like with building triads, building a major scale is about understanding the intervals between each note of the scale. If you understand this, you can build any major scale. All major scales follow this pattern (W = Whole Step, H = Half Step) W – W – H – W – W – W – H So let’s look at the notes of a C major scale. They are shown below with the interval between each note in parenthesis: C (W) D (W) E (H) F (W) G (W) A (W) B (H) C A good way to practice is to just pick a random note on the keyboard and then build your major scale. Learning your scales this way will make sure you don’t ever forget the notes in a major scale. ForMore Online Music Courses visit our Site. Our music teachers rate the top online piano courses. If you have any piano learning questions, feel free to email us at support@lessonrating.com Happy Practicing!
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In this lesson on how to play piano, I explain how to play various piano scales including, chromatic, and pentatonic scales! Enjoy! Be sure to visit my website: www.howtoplaypiano.ca
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Really interesting
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As an “absolute beginner”, I appreciate this, Ta!
Is it important to learn all 7 scales in every key?
Thank you this will help me so much
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I have played piano for along time. I understood this but couldnt explain it thank you for posting this video. I showed my friend this to help him
a scale is like a series of notes that sounds good together or just for plactising your technic.
Thanks for the tip: whole, whole, half, whole, whole, whole, half! Appreciate it.
Thank you so much!
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glad this was helpful for you!
most helpful & appreciated.
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can u please explain what a scale is exactly
best tip i have yet
THANKS!! This really cleared up a lot(:
you are very welcome!
helpfull and clear… perfect!!! Thanks alottttttttt
This is a really great tutorial…
Though, id i were going to nit-picky I’d say that there is no such thing as a G-flat major scale because there is no key of G-flat. It’s really the F-sharp major scale. The two scales are exactly the same, but the actual name for it is the F-sharp major scale.
It may seem like its just stupid and it doesn’t matter, but if you said G-flat major on a theory test, you would be wrong (speaking from personal experience).
Otherwise, good job!! ^_^
thanks alot coz i didn’t have any know how when it comes to scalings
Invaluable knowledge, and for free!
Thank you.
My god, you are a blessing! I’ve been trying to figure this stuff out forever!
very very very useful
thank you
you’re welcome!
I like your video, it’s really good, keep em’ comin
Damn! I’m so slow with the chromatic scale. D:
Where’s the pentatonic scale?
yeah, that blues scale is super cool.
Awesome! Very natural feeling I get from this exercise, thanks!
Youre one of THE BEST TEACHERS!!!!!!!!!
That was a nice lesson. I learned a lot. Your the best!
Mr. Andrew you have extraordinary teaching skills….You make the hardest parts interesting and easy for novices/ beginners like me.
Thank You!!
I started laughing when you were waving your hand on the piano, but the reality is it actually worked for me. I stopped my hands from cramping down on the keys, that’s a pretty good technique you guys! If you practice it every now and then I’m sure your hands will start to move smoothly across the piano.
Thanks for everything! I’ve been watching all of your videos. They’re great! You make learning piano even more fun than I already have haha
Thanks for the Help on the Chromatic scaling i was always taught with the pinky going down with the right, or up with the left but the practice excersice proved invaluable thanks a bunch.
I just love this guy!! You make it interesting and fun to to learn!! Thanks so much Lypur!!!!!
mr furmanczyk i heard that if you can type you can play piano is that true
finally i get to learn piano after so many years of wanting to thanks im learning alot and even learned to play my first song
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really thanks men 
I Al ways want to learn how to play the piano,buth i dont wont to go to the Music lesson.
Sow really thanks before i know nothing about a piano!
Now i can play songs
You’re a good person
You actually do look like the one dude in the matrix that designed the red head simulated lady! Thanks for the lessons!
nice
I got a question do u realy dress up just for the lessons or do u always dress up?
I LIKE A PIANO
I know you get hundreds of comments like this BUT man this is great what you are doing. thanks so much for these lessons. really enjoying the process and never loose that sense of humour!
@amichael2587 is stupid.
@amichael2587 hey i like his awkward!
it’s what makes him so lovely and watchable – i’d hate to have some cocky idiot telling me what to do!
I don’t understand blue scale. For blue scale you are saying C,Eb,F,F#,G,Bb,C, but I don’t understand why you are playing some key two times like C, C, Eb, Eb, F,F, F#,F#, G, G, Bb,C. Please explain.
Wow……loved this lesson, with the fingerings and the scales… I learned so much thanks
“Boom ..you have this bloody stump.”
I’ll never cross my fingers again.