KnowraMajor scaleLinked fromLinked fromThe 8 pages that link to Major scale, each with the reason it gives.All 8Broader topic 4Related 1Compared with 3Pentatonic scaleCompared with: The major pentatonic scale can be derived by omitting two degrees from this seven-note scale.Modal musicCompared with: Modal scales are often compared with the major scale from which several can be derived.Tonal musicBroader topic: Its pattern underlies major keys and their characteristic harmonic relations.Musical scaleBroader topic: It is a widely used scale pattern in Western tonal music.Diatonic scaleBroader topic: It is the most familiar diatonic pattern and a reference for the others.Key signatureRelated: Major signatures encode the pitch alterations needed to form a major scale from its tonic.Minor scaleCompared with: Its tonic third differs by one semitone from the defining minor third.Major and minorBroader topic: Its pattern defines the standard major mode and produces a major tonic triad.