Major Notes: Definition, Characteristics and Basic Formulas

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FEMUSINDO.com - Major notes are one of the diatonic scales consisting of 8 basic notes, namely Do, Re, Mi, Fa, Sol, La, Si, and high Do (Do'). The major scale has an interval pattern of 1-1-1⁄2-1-1-1-1⁄2.

The characteristics of the major scale are cheerful, happy and enthusiastic, the melody produced is strong, usually begins and ends with the note Do and can begin with the notes Sol, Mi, or Do.

The major scale in music is often used in struggle songs, national, regional, pop, classical and jazz.

In the major scale, the basic formula used is 1-1-½-1-1-1-½. This is in accordance with the interval pattern used, namely 1- 1- ½- 1-1-1- 1-½, c-d-e-f-g-a-b-c' and do-re-mi-fa-sol-la-ti-do'.

Major scales are different from minor scales. The major scale has an interval pattern of 1-1-½-1-1-1-½, while the minor scale has an interval pattern of 1-½-1-1-½-1-1.

The melodies produced on the major scale have a cheerful and happy feel, usually found in pop, classical and jazz songs that use this scale.

This is different from the minor scale which has deeper nuances, sadness, darkness, so the songs usually sound melancholic. (*)