And since the pattern is the same, we get the same sound (except that it begins higher or lower).įor example, the scale of G major requires an F sharp so that the distance between the 6th and 7th notes is of a whole step, and the distance between the 7th and the last note is of a half step. The sharps and flats of all key signatures are there so that no matter which note our major and minor scales start on, that pattern of half steps and whole steps is always the same. Music notes must be played successively from left to right to obtain the ascending scale, or from right to left for the descending scale.Half steps and whole steps on the keyboard The same half steps and whole steps notated on the musical staff. You will notice that only the white piano keys are used. The leading Tone of G Major is F sharp, because F sharp is the degree VII and is distant to a seventh major of the tonic, or an half step (semitone ) lower than the tonic). Parallel Key of G Major (or homonymous key) is G minor scale, here is the G harmonic minor scale : The relative minor key of G Major is E minor and below if the E minor natural scale: Parallel Key of G Major Here is G major scale in most common clefs: treble clef, bass clef, tenor clef and alto clef.īelow is the F major scale in treble clef:īelow is the F major scale in tenor clef: The key signature of G Major has only one sharp (1♯). : 1 Tone / 1 Tone / 1 semitone / 1 Tone / 1 Tone / 1 Tone / 1 semitone :1 Whole step / 1 Whole step / 1 half step / 1 Whole step / 1 Whole step / 1 Whole step / 1 half step Like all other major scales, G major scale is composed by this sequence of whole steps and half steps (tones and semitones ): The names of the notes in the G major scale are: G A B C D E F♯ The G major scale has just a single sharp (1 ♯) and according to the order of sharps it is the F sharp (F♯).

G flat major key signature bass clef