major scales

A form of major scale — One of the diatonic scales; a group of notes or musical pitches in a particular pattern, used to make melodies. The pattern for a major scale is: tone - tone - semitone - tone - tone - tone - semitone.

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Meanings

noun
  1. pluralplural of major scale
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