Piano Music Theory

Major Scales

The Sound of all Major Scales

Click here to hear the sound of each major scale.

Major scale with no sharp or flat:

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

Major scales with sharps:

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

Major scales with flats:

F Major Scale: F – G – A – B♭ – C – D – E – F
B Flat Major Scale: B♭ – C – D – E♭ – F – G – A – B♭
E Flat Major Scale: E♭ – F – G – A♭ – B♭ – C – D – E♭
A Flat Major Scale: A♭ – B♭ – C – D♭ – E♭ – F – G – A♭

Enharmonic Major Scales are scales that have the same pitches but have different note names:

B Major Scale: B – C♯ – D♯ – E – F♯ – G♯ – A♯ – B
C Flat Major Scale: C♭ – D♭ – E♭ – F♭ – G♭ – A♭ – B♭ – C♭

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F Sharp Major Scale: F♯ – G♯ – A♯ – B – C♯ – D♯ – E♯ – F♯
G Flat Major Scale: G♭ – A♭ – B♭ – C♭ – D♭ – E♭ – F – G♭

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C Sharp Major Scale: C♯ – D♯ – E♯ – F♯ – G♯ – A♯ – B♯ – C♯
D Flat Major Scale: D♭ – E♭ – F – G♭ – A♭ – B♭ – C – D♭

Printable PDF

There are a total of 12 major scales and 12 natural minor scales in music. Here is a free printable pdf of all 12 major scales.