A major scale on guitar
A1B2C♯3D4E5F♯6G♯7
The A major scale is A, B, C♯, D, E, F♯ and G♯ — the 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 and 7 of A. The same notes from F♯ are the F♯ minor scale, its relative minor. From the same root, the A minor scale is its parallel. It is drawn across the whole guitar above; tap a note to hear it. The major scale — the most familiar sound in Western music About the major scale →
Also written A ionian, A ionian mode and A maj scale.