A major scale
The A major scale is a seven-note scale consisting of the notes A, B, C♯, D, E, F♯, and G♯. The distance between the notes is 2-2-1-2-2-2-1, where 1 is a half step, and 2 is a whole step.
Name
A major scale
Synonyms
A Ionian scaleA Ionian mode
Notes
ABC♯DEF♯G♯A
Intervals
12345671
Formula
2-2-1-2-2-2-1
Type
Heptatonic (7 notes per octave)
A major scale on piano
A major scale on guitar
A major scale on ukulele
A major scale on the staff
Translations of A major scale
Bulgarian
Ла мажорна гама
Chinese (Simplified)
A大调音阶
Chinese (Traditional)
A大調音階
German
A-Dur-Tonleiter
Indonesian
tangga nada A mayor
Italian
scala di La maggiore
Japanese
A メジャースケール
Korean
A major scale
Polish
gama a-dur
Portuguese
escala maior em Lá
Russian
ля мажорная гамма
Spanish
escala de la mayor
Turkish
La majör gamı
Ukrainian
ля мажорна гама
Vietnamese
âm giai La trưởng