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Scales
A scale is a
series of notes that are played in ascending or descending
order. There are 12 major scales that form the foundation
for all other scales. Each key of the major scale begins
and ends with its root note.
For example,
the key of C begins and ends with the “C” note.
Major scales
will contain either sharps or flats but not both at the same
time. Many people use what is called the “Circle of Fifths”
to help them remember what keys have flats or sharps.
Here, going
clockwise you can see that the key of C has no sharps or
flats. The key of G has 1 sharp (♯).
“D” has 2 sharps. “A” has 3 sharps. “E” has 4 sharps. “B”
has 5 sharps and “F♯”
has 6 sharps. Going counter-clockwise you can see that the
key of F has 1 flat (♭).
“B♭”
has 2 flats. “E♭”
has 3 flats. “A♭”
has 4 flats. “D♭”
has 5 flats. “G♭”
has 6 flats.
However, I discovered an easier method that helped me to
remember the scales. Here is the pattern that I
discovered. I refer to this method as the “Interval 2
Method”.
  
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