English Explanatory Dictionary

major scale

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. One of the diatonic scales; a group of notes or musical pitches in a particular pattern, used to make melodies. The pattern for a major scale is: tone - tone - semitone - tone - tone - tone - semitone.

Word forms

major scale major scales

Related words

minor scale modal scale
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