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All 12 Major Scales

There are 12 major scales that make up the standard Western musical scale system. The scales are categorized into those with no sharps or flats, those with sharps, those with flats, and enharmonic scales that can be notated with either sharps or flats. Specifically, the scales are C major with no accidentals, D, E, G, and A major with sharps, Eb, F, Ab, and Bb major with flats, and C#/Db, F#/Gb, and B/Cb as enharmonic scales that can use either sharps or flats.

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All 12 Major Scales

There are 12 major scales that make up the standard Western musical scale system. The scales are categorized into those with no sharps or flats, those with sharps, those with flats, and enharmonic scales that can be notated with either sharps or flats. Specifically, the scales are C major with no accidentals, D, E, G, and A major with sharps, Eb, F, Ab, and Bb major with flats, and C#/Db, F#/Gb, and B/Cb as enharmonic scales that can use either sharps or flats.

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All 12 Major Scales

(You may want to read the articles about Scales, the Major Scale, orKey Signatures first.) There are 12 different Major Scales: One with no sharps or flats, 4 with sharps, 4 with flats, and 3 with either sharps or flats depending uponenharmonic spelling.

Major Scales with no sharps or flats: C Major

Major Scales with sharps: D, E, G, A

Major Scales with flats: E-flat, F, A-flat, B-flat

Enharmonic Major Scales: C-sharp/D-flat, F-sharp/G-flat, B-natural/C-flat

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