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Major Scale Construction

Learn the formula behind every major scale and see how it works in C Major.

Formula: 
W = Whole Step • H = Half Step
1 - W – W – H – W – W – W – H
1 -  2  -  3  -  4  -  5  -  6  -  7  -  8

Try It on Your
Saxophone​

See It in C Major:

C – D – E – F – G – A – B – C
1 – 2 – 3 – 4 – 5 – 6 – 7 – 8

Choose your saxophone and select a note to see the fingering, notation, and hear the pitch.
Fingering
Written Note
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C

​Want to understand intervals? Why is C the 1, E the 3, and G the 5?

Learn how intervals connect scales, chords, and improvisation inside the course.

Sax Practice Lab — The Complete Jazz Improvisation System
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