Scales › A major
Notes: A – B – C♯ – D – E – F♯ – G♯
The reference scale of Western music: seven notes, with half steps between degrees 3 and 4, then 7 and 8. Bright and stable, it gives the major keys their names.
Steps between the notes (W = whole step, H = half step): W – W – H – W – W – W – H.
Key signature: 3 sharps (F♯, C♯, G♯).
Relative key: F♯ minor.
Right hand, going up: 1 2 3 1 2 3 4 5. Left hand, going up: 5 4 3 2 1 3 2 1.
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