The document introduces the C major scale and its components in 3 sentences: The C major scale is shown on the white keys of the piano, along with its intervals in thirds and the triads and seventh chords it contains. The scale is then demonstrated through its thirds, triads, and seventh chords to illustrate its construction and harmonic structure.

1. Play with your music theory:
meet the white keys

2. The C major scale
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
C
B
A
G
F
E
D
C

3. The C major scale in thirds
1 3 2 4 3 5 4 6 5 7 6 1 7 2 1 3
E
D
C C
B B
A A
G G
F F
E E
D
C

4. The C major scale in triads
C major D minor E minor F major G major A minor B dim C major
1 3 5 1 3 5 1 3 5 1 3 5 1 3 5 1 3 5 1 3 5 3 5 1
G
F
E E
D D
C C C
B B B
A A A
G G G
F F
E E
D
C

5. The C major scale in seventh chords
I: Cmaj7 ii: Dmin7 iii: Emin7 IV: Fmaj7 V: G7 vi: Amin7 vii: Bm7♭5 I: Cmaj7
1 3 5 7 2 4 6 1 3 5 7 2 4 6 1 3 5 7 2 4 6 1 3 5 7 2 4 6 1 3 5 7
B
A
G G
F F
E E E
D D D
C C C C
B B B B
A A A
G G G
F F
E E
D
C