โ™ช Episode 2 of 7

Your First Scale

Building the C Major scale and finding the chords within

Major Scale Builder

Pick a root note to build its major scale
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Select Root Note

Choose a key to build its major scale

Major Scale Formula:

W โ†’ W โ†’ H โ†’ W โ†’ W โ†’ W โ†’ H

W = Whole step (2 semitones) | H = Half step (1 semitone)

Result โ€” C Major Scale

1 C
2 D
3 E
4 F
5 G
6 A
7 B
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From Episode 1

The chromatic scale has 12 notes. Now you're learning to select 7 of them to form a major scale โ€” using whole steps (W) and half steps (H).

Difficulty:

Fill in the missing scale notes. The keyboard shows only the notes in this key.

Key: C Major
โ— Middle C (C4)
Click keys or use keyboard: A W S E D F T G Y H U J K

The 7 Chords in This Key

Each scale degree builds a chord. The pattern is always the same.

Remember: Every major key has the same chord pattern:

I (major) โ†’ ii (minor) โ†’ iii (minor) โ†’ IV (major) โ†’ V (major) โ†’ vi (minor) โ†’ viiยฐ (diminished)

Scale Degrees Explained

Each note in the scale has a name and a role. Click any degree to hear its chord.

1 I
Tonic Home base. The key center. Feels resolved.
2 ii
Supertonic Adds movement. Often leads to V or vi.
3 iii
Mediant Color note. Bridges I and V. Often meditative.
4 IV
Subdominant Creates forward motion. Wants to move somewhere.
5 V
Dominant Maximum tension. Strongly pulls back to I.
6 vi
Submediant Relative minor. Emotional, introspective.
7 viiยฐ
Leading Tone Urgently wants to resolve up to I. Unstable.