Major Scale Formula

The Ionian (Major) scale is a very much needed and used scale.
and from it you can build many chords, scales and modes.

Using whole steps (tone) and half steps (semi-tones) the Basic formula is:
W-W-H-W-W-W-H
or as semi-tone and Tones same thing:
T-T-S-T-T-T-S

A semi-tone is the smallest interval in western music from C to C# or from B to C or E to F.

The Tonic/Root note is the first note of a scale.

use this formulat to bulid any major scale eg. C Major:

1. C (Tonic/Root note)
2. D (W)
3. E (W)
4. F (H)
5. G (W)
6. A (W)
7. B (W)
8. C (H)