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major scale
noun
, Music.
- a scale consisting of a series of whole steps except for half steps between the third and fourth and seventh and eighth degrees.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of major scale1
First recorded in 1865–70
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Example Sentences
On lifting the fingers in successive order from the bottom end, we get the seven notes of the major scale.
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Below is a table of musical nomenclatures, showing various relations between the notes of the major scale.
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Inspection will show that these three major triads comprise all of the tones of the major scale D being the octave of D.
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To illustrate the necessity for these additional notes take the major scale starting with B.
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In using the various notes as the keynote for a major scale, 72 different notes in the octave would be required.
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