Major scales are ladders of notes that lead from the root note up to the octave note. There are 8 notes in a major scale (7 different note names) and they are always arranged in this pattern:
Whole step, whole step, half step, whole step, whole step, whole step, half step. Watch this 2-minute video and you’ll see how simple it is to understand:
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