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Lots of major and minor scales

You now know how scale are built. We used a method where you look at the distance between tones. There is another commonly used method, called "The Circle of Fifths". We will look at that method as well, but before we do that, please try to apply what you have learned so far. Below you will find the most common major and minor scales. Without looking at them, try to write them down yourself, and use the overview below to check if what you wrote is correct. On the next page we will look at the circle of fifths.

C major
C - D - E - F - F - A - B

G major
G - A - B - C - D - E - F#

D major
D - E - F# - G - A - B - C#

A major
A - B - C# - D - E - F# - G#

E major
E - F# - G# - A - B - C# - D#

B major
B - C# - D# - E - F# - G# - A#

F major
F - A - Bb - C - D - E

Bb Major
Bb - C - D - Eb - F - G - A

Eb Major
Eb - F - G - Ab - Bb - C - D

Ab Major
Ab - Bb - C - Db - Eb - F - G

A minor
A - B - C - D - E - F - G

E minor
E - F# - G - A - B - C - D

B minor
B - C# - D - E - F# - G - A -

D minor
D - E - F - G - A - Bb = C

G minor
G - A - Bb - C - D - Eb - F

C minor
C - D - Eb - F - G - Ab - Bb

F minor
F - G - Ab - Bb - C - Db - Eb

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