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All Diatonic Major Scales Exposed!

As promised, for your viewing pleasure – here they are: Sharp Keys: G(1): G A B C D E F# G D(2): D E F# G A B C# D A(3): A B C# D E F# G# A E(4): E F# G# A B C# D# E B(5): B C# D# E F# G# […]

Diatonic Blues Rap

Woke up this mornin’ with the pillow on my head twisted up sheets, had me trapped in the bed Just kept thinkin’ ’bout that music theory blog poundin’ in my brain – lost in a fog Kept repeatin’ that pattern, again and again would it ever stop? I didn’t know when!

Diatonic Major Scales In All 12 Keys

You just need to understand two things to write out all twelve diatonic major scales: 1) The space pattern between notes (structure) and 2) How sharps (#) and flats (b) control those spaces.

Keys are the Key!

If music theory seems like chunks and pieces of stuff that don’t relate, you are in the right place. Fortunately, music theory is extremely logical and organized.  Once you get the basics, it just gets more and more fun as you build into more advanced concepts. We briefly touched on diatonic major scales in our […]

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