Basic music theory notes

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Pitches: Names associated to name the sounds that represent note names (A - G)

There are a total of 12 pitches in western music.

Ex. A, A# , B , C , C# , D , D# , E , F , F# , G, G#

^ That would also be an example of a Chromatic scale.

Major scale formula:

Whole, whole, Half, whole, whole, whole, half.

To figure out any major scale, use the formula above with the given key signature to figure out how many sharps or flats (if any) there are.

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Whole steps & half steps are the building blocks for any major scale.

The distance between two notes is called an : interval.

KEY SIGNATURES:

No Sharps - Key of C

1 Sharp - Key of G (F#)

2 sharps - D( F# , C#)

3 sharps - A ( F# , C# , G#)

4 sharps - E ( F# , C# , G# , D#)

5 sharps - B (F# , C# ,G#, D# , A#)

6 sharps - F# ( F# . C# . G#. D# , A# , B#

7 sharps - C# ( F# , C#, G# , D# , A# , E#

1 Flat - Fb ( Bb)

2 flats - Bb ( Bb , Eb)

3 flats - Eb ( Bb, Eb, Ab)

4 flats - Ab ( Bb, Eb, Ab, Db)

5 flats - Db (Bb , Eb , Ab , Db , Gb)

6 flats - Gb ( Bb , Eb , Ab , Db , Gb , Cb

7 flats - Cb ( Bb , Eb, Ab, Db, Gb , Cb , Fb )

Intervals:

Major 2nd : 2 half steps

Ex. C - D (C , C# , D which is two half steps)

Major 3rd : 4 Half steps

ex. C , C# , D, D# & E which is four half steps)