The Major Scales EXPLAINED

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Major scales are a fundamental part of music harmony and learning them in all 12 keys is very important for any musician looking to understand music theory.
The best way to practice all major scales is by using the circle of fifths.The circle of fifths is a very useful diagram which shows us what keys are most closely related to each other.
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@Christianfriiis 3 года назад

C Major: 1:19 G Major: 2:04 D Major: 2:35 A Major: 3:30 E Major: 4:09 B Major: 4:44 F# Major: 5:34 F Major: 6:44 Bb Major: 7:30 Eb Major: 7:59 Ab Major: 8:34 Db Major: 9:10 Gb Major: 9:47

@Niko-zn4jq 3 года назад

Thanks

@youmadbro7733 3 года назад

Is this the suggested order to learn them in?

@michaellangham1556 3 года назад

@@youmadbro7733 yeah because you can work them out by using the circle of fifths

@suspendedanimation2269 3 года назад

You rock

@mrg466 3 года назад

Didn't he start by saying there are 12 major scales? Yet I count 13 major scales here,...why?

@cali3168 6 лет назад

This is brilliant. I've seen a ton of videos about Major scales and no one has ever tied them into the Circle of 5ths like you have - makes it much easier to remember. Many thanks for posting this.

@Piano_Pig 6 лет назад

I'm glad you found it useful :)

@sheecanlas4377 3 года назад

Thank you for making my life as a Music teacher (which is really a hard one because I'm an English major 🙃) easier!

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@djekse 2 года назад

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@stop6production Год назад

FINALLY! someone that gets into it without the selling content stuff and adding phantom notes that are not part of the scale making confusing chords to LEARNING THE 12 KEYS. Thank you for keeping this simple.

@sandykl 4 года назад

Thank you. I found this to be quite practical and concise. No fuss about it. The simplicity of your teaching makes it so much easier to understand.

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@rich3419 5 лет назад

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@ShadowPilot 6 лет назад

The most understandable piano tutorials I've encountered. The use of top down in addition to the top tier that highlights the keys is superb. Thanks!

@Piano_Pig 6 лет назад

Awesome! Nice to know the lessons have been helpful :)

@kashiprasadtodi6952 3 года назад

It really is

@BrothaSubjek 5 лет назад

This is great stuff!!!! I've taken music theory courses in school and I did well. The only thing is that the classes in school were accelerated and I never really wrapped my head around advancing further. After I graduated, I stopped learning theory. I have time on my hands again to study theory. I went down the rabbit hole of RU-vid videos and I came across your channel. I'm definitely having music theory deja vu and you sparked my mojo back. I watched this video and had a serious aha moment. Thanks for being such a great instructor. Your channel is my stop for piano lessons. Again, Thanks.

@michaelcavanaugh9240 6 лет назад

I watch a lot of piano tutorials and this one should win an award for best explanation of the circle of fifths and the scales thank you I will be back many more times

@Piano_Pig 6 лет назад

Haha good to hear! Glad you enjoyed the video :)

@SuperBeatrice01 Год назад

Thank you for being clear and consistent in your teaching.Thankfully we can rewind and pause til we get it right

@mechailreydon3784 4 года назад

Best tutorials I’ve seen on RU-vid.

@midway7750 4 года назад

Thank you for this so much dude. I'm a sophomore in highschool and I'm planning on taking music theory next year so that I can write my own music with enough practice so I'm trying to study so that it will be a lot easier, and this has helped alot

@user-ku7oq1qe7k Год назад

Are you done with high school??

@Fcobenzo Месяц назад

Thank You !!, I have understood more the Circle of 5ths with you , than any other video on the topic in the past 2-3 months studying Piano. thanks again lots of health

@ttmt2971 6 лет назад

Yes great stuff. I'm a guitar player and it's helping very much to understand the scales. Plus learning to playing a little blues on the piano is grt.

@Piano_Pig 6 лет назад

Awesome! I think learning theory on the piano is great for any musician, it's such a visual instrument and it allows you to really see what's going on and how everything fits together!

@lizdegarmo9358 4 года назад

This helped me understand major scales for my music appreciation class

@imanelsayed1041 4 года назад

I this video! It is helping me learn the major scales! Thank you!

@ojthejuiceboy921 4 года назад

Calm , forward, informative, I like this

@kanu2275 3 года назад

Your voice is so warm and makes it so easy to understand Many thanks

@OscarMarohn23 4 года назад

Finally a straightforward explanation with no nonsense

@amberluxurious 5 лет назад

I just want to say thank you because now I'm getting some where with my practice.

@Piano_Pig 5 лет назад

That's great to hear! Keep it up 😎

@imanelsayed1041 4 года назад

This video is wonderfull! I love it! Video's that contain practice helps people learn the major scales! I gave your video a thumps up and downloaded it and saved it! It's helping me learn the major scales! Thanks for the video!

@Piano_Pig 4 года назад

Glad to hear you're finding it useful 😀

@pieisgood2372 4 года назад

I understand how the Circle Fifths work! Very helpful 😊

@rovenordiales 4 года назад

Very helpful. When you said sharpen the 7th note of the previous scale.. It instantly clicked! Also when you go to Gb/F# to Db (still clockwise) it follows the same concept.

@Epac818 4 года назад

Player, I'm new to the piano man. I'm going through your playlists and, I got school right here! Thanks for the teach.

@melodyworld7149 3 года назад

Nicely taught. Thanks a bunch. 👍😊

@RedeemedByTheKing1 4 года назад

This is so good!!!! Thank you!

@rapanui6106 5 лет назад

Great Video, Do also do it in minor keys also. That would be Fantastic.

@mwpoppy7162 Год назад

Excellent user friendly approach to teaching….Thank you so much

@btwkaren 4 года назад

This was soo helpful, thank you so much❤️

@Piano_Pig 4 года назад

No worries, glad you found it useful!

@leannevitale3228 9 месяцев назад

This is the best explanation of the circle of fifths. Thank you so much

@chetanbhansali2633 5 лет назад

This video has beautifully explained all the scales

@lanieocampo6249 4 года назад

Thank you, i have found correct ad good presentation easy to understand 😊😊

@nakkibro 4 года назад

Thank you for this. Trurly helped

@guyslowik70 6 лет назад

Really helpful. Great use of the circle of 5ths here. Thanks

@Piano_Pig 6 лет назад

My pleasure!

@musicarrangementformelodyw8520 4 года назад

I found you through the suggested videos. First, your videos are very funny and informative. I just made a RU-vid channel about the song writing, so l ‘m definitely doing my research. Thanks for all your help. Please keep it up! Just subbed!

@byronmcmullen5599 2 года назад

This is dope, kid. Straight to the point.

@CarlosMoreno-qh5hx 5 лет назад

This is very helpful, thanks

@kingsleyagyemang8719 3 года назад

I had to hunt and find this video again just so I could 'thumbs up' and say thank you 🙏. This made such a difference to my understanding.

@lillianreed2599 3 года назад

Very helpful...thank you

@allwynpushparaj1461 6 лет назад

Mate, your videos are under appreciated for the quality of contents you put. Hope you get popular.And thanks a lot for your time and effort to make these tutorials. Cheers.

@Piano_Pig 6 лет назад

Thanks man appreciate it!

@switterbeet 3 года назад

Nice tutorial mate! I found out if you wanna know the scale you just gotta skip a key 2 times, then dont skip a key and then skip a key 3 times. For example you begin on E, you skip the F, press Fsharp, skip G, press Gsharp, then dont skip a key and press A then again skip Asharp, press B, skip C press Csharp, skip D press Dsharp and you got the Emajor scale :D This works at least for every Major Scale, sorry i didnt know how to explain it in a simpler way

@keenant Год назад

Whole step=W Half step=H Major: W W H W W W H Minor: W H W W H W W

@arvinthvelmurugan1495 4 года назад

Thx, it helped me a lot and made me learn it fast!

@anotherdude2453 4 года назад

Great video, thank you!

@Mattdillionlover 4 года назад

Thank you helped a lot have a nice day !😊

@timjohnson2186 6 лет назад

I appreciate your lessons, Thank you

@Piano_Pig 6 лет назад

It's my pleasure :)

@WiktoriaSta 2 года назад

I finally got it today! I am able to play major scales and I proud of myself.

@pradeepvenkatesan5806 5 лет назад

wonderful content !!!!

@lukeaaron7987 3 года назад

Thanks heaps for the videos! :) Where is your circle of fifths video that you mentioned?

@aswathymohan5423 3 года назад

The best tutorial ever seen on RU-vid 💝💝💝💝

@ayamakkan7915 5 лет назад

great content keep going ... do you have videos about song writing & accompaniment writing. I'm starting my singing career & interested to have some lessons from your point of view if possible :) thanks a lot Bless

@lindayang8295 2 года назад

Thank you really much for posting this video!

@Piano_Pig 2 года назад

It's my pleasure Linda!

@sumathiwilson9650 5 лет назад

What do I do after learning this scale?please give me a little bit of guidance on what to do next...like a timeline thing

@peaceboogie Год назад

There is a stepwise formula to all major scales. Root note (the 1)- F# for example whole step (2nd) - G# whole step (3rd) - A# half step (4th) - B nat. Whole step (5th)- C# Whole step (6th) D# Whole step (7th) F nat. Half step (root)F# In other words, the fourth is a half step up from the third and the seventh is half a step down from the root note. Try leaving out the fourth and the seventh on any scale and youve just played a pentatonic. (All black keys starting with F# or C#) Pentatonic scales sound very nice and are a great way to get a feel for all the scales

@philipevans2011 6 лет назад

Excellent lessons and very informative.

@Piano_Pig 6 лет назад

Thanks!

@russellmuir5432 3 года назад

Veey helpful share to anyone who needs this and recommend this to you students if you are a teacher

@marcanthony7282 3 года назад

ON POINT. THX

@jasneskis 5 лет назад

I can't find a link to your web site to download the PDF you refer to in this video. A great video.

@tajongsylvanus2440 3 года назад

Indeed you're a teacher

@gisselsj7315 4 года назад

Thank u so much this makes more sense

@MsMilacik1 2 года назад

OMG got it. Now I understand the major scales :-)

@DesignVidalLA 4 года назад

Hi Simon. Can you post a link to your Tutorial on Circle of 5ths that you reference at the begining of this tutorial? Can't find it.

@ReubenWalton 3 года назад

Love those intro chords!

@mariamdavud2844 Год назад

Now I rly need a video like this for the minor scales 😭

@praisemorekudumba1576 3 года назад

Wow thank you you helped me a lot

@Piano_Pig 3 года назад

My pleasure!

@plowface 4 года назад

Really great video! I love that you not only show the fingerings, the keyboard, but also the staff for those interested in learning that part of it in the early stages. For the A maj scale, it looks like your hand starts on A3 but the notation shows A4 as the starting place. Shouldn't the root note have been lower on the staff? Thanks again for the vid! Liked and subscribed.

@Piano_Pig 4 года назад

I normally notate whichever octave is most suitable, it doesn't always match up but it makes it easier to read. Glad you enjoyed the video!

@muzaffergecim1933 10 месяцев назад

Hi, I can fnot find your video about the circle of fifths that you mentioned at the beginning of this video?

@tuberjaygaming5578 5 лет назад

Wow! This guitar video will truly help me to play the violin using drum sticks!

@sherlock6975 4 года назад

UNDERRATED COMMENT

@mrdeeman5912 2 года назад

Hello can someone please tell me whats it called when you add fsharp to the c scale, like in classical music?

@justaweeb9086 4 года назад

I came here trying to play more than just a C Major scale and ended up finally understanding the circle of fifths! Thank you!!!

@Piano_Pig 4 года назад

No problem! 😃

@claudesallie6525 5 лет назад

THANK YOU LOTS

@7Tarot 4 года назад

Hello, my friend, i know this is an old thread but maybe you may see it :) Do you have the same scales but with the Other hand? Or do you have all this on your web site? Thank you Steve

@PholaXXX Год назад

Damn. Just now I see the pattern of how flats and sharps are added to the scale. It's so easy: for sharps just start with first of three black keys, then first of two keys, then second of three and so on... And, almost magically, it's always the key right before the tonic! For flats you do the same, but in the opposite direction. OOMMGG!!!

@sineadthomas2024 4 года назад

I haven’t played in ages, and I complete forgot that g scale started on G and not C! Thanks for the help

@iamsherk2605 4 года назад

😂

@angieroxy7550 3 года назад

How many Major Scales were there? Wasn't it 24?

@christinamorris5742 3 года назад

Angelo Roxas I think it’s 88

@angieroxy7550 3 года назад

@@christinamorris5742 Oh it's 1.

@christinamorris5742 3 года назад

Angelo Roxas WAITTTTT I rememberedddd It’s 69

@thandie67 3 года назад

Thank you.

@sh115067 Год назад

You mention you have a video on the circle of fifths. I seem to be unable to find the video? Would you be able to post a link to it?

@DavePawson 7 лет назад

How to use the circle of fifths to find *which* notes are accidentals? "Previous anti-clock back to F"?

@tonymoroc Год назад

Great videos dude.. but really need to give some info how you read the circle

@emekaokade 3 года назад

To be honest I had to prepare my music lesson notes with this tutorial 😅 Thank you!

@mayurtorres 5 лет назад

Best piano lessons on RU-vid.

@Piano_Pig 5 лет назад

Thanks!

@JohnSmith-ut9ti 3 года назад

Where is your circle of fifths lesson? I cant find it on here or on your website. Thanks

@bbooywide 4 года назад

It is posible to do this same technique but applied in minor escales? Iam saying because this technique had been the definitive one to learn Major scales by memory! You are amazing, thank you for your knowledge!

@effatimani6819 Год назад

Hi and thanks I have a problem finding the sequence of videos. I am not sure if this video is the first lesson for the begginers

@poramboki 4 года назад

Outstanding👌👌👌👌👌

@stuearth5076 3 года назад

Novice question (apologies): at 5 min 40 when you annotate it as an F in the F sharp major scale should I write that as an E#, even though it is the same note? Then there are 6 sharps in the scale?

@dengmabil-fo2ek 2 месяца назад

Understandable learning

@inges.1023 4 года назад

I hope you are feeling better now Great content, the nasal presentation made me suffer through it though....

@pedrotinaco1 Год назад

9:06 The 5 flats for Db scale are Db, Eb, Gb, Ab, and Bb.

@royalmason1539 4 года назад

after Gb/F# why did you go back to the top and start down again? Why not just continue around the circle?

@rokerlegend6137 5 лет назад

How this is the only video that keeps stoping in youtube why??!?!

@_s_p_a_r_k_e_s_7615 5 лет назад

Where is your Circle of Fifths explanation video? I cant seem to find it! Love your videos btw

@branshi4746 4 года назад

Piano Nakata it would stay sharp. The key(the left of the sheet music staff) has either sharps or flats. If it have flats you play those flats unless there is a natural sign. To end this it would stay the same sharp up and down, flat up and down.

@meraki9876 4 года назад

It’s on RU-vid , Search “Mark Newman” Circle of Fifths . He will give you a full explanation

@ravermader7035 3 года назад

This video helped a lot. I used to think that a lead could be independent from the chord lol (BTW I don't really know what I'm talking about, so correct me if I'm wrong)

@taisramirez8891 3 года назад

Great video

@Piano_Pig 3 года назад

Thanks dude!

@williamhernandez630 5 лет назад

Please help me understand when/where the accidentals come in. Ex: Db major

@hellomyfriends9740 3 года назад

2:35 can you explain why you have to sharpen the f and the c?

@jibbarich 4 года назад

Where is your other video on the circle of 5ths that you mentioned? I can’t find it

@DesignVidalLA 4 года назад

Yes. I was looking for it as well.....

@donhayes217 4 года назад

Now that I am retired I am picking up the piano and Tenor Sax after a 30-year layoff. I have been pleasantly surprised that it is coming back as fast as it is. Thank you for some excellent videos.