To apply this rule, firstly list the white key names starting from the tonic, which are shown the White column below. a bass or treble clef), there is no possibility of having 2 G-type notes, for example, with one of the notes needing an accidental next to it on the staff (a sharp, flat or natural symbol). This is needed to ensure that when it comes to writing the scale notes on a musical staff (eg. The rule ensures that every position of a staff is used once and once only - whether that position be a note in a space, or a note on a line. The 7 unique notes in a scale need to be named such that each letter from A to G is used once only, so each note name is either a natural white name( A. This step tries to assign note names to the piano keys identified in the previous step, so that they can be written on a note staff in the Solution section.

G# is the submediant of the B major scaleĪ# is the leading tone of the B major scale B major scale degrees Note no.Ĭ# is the supertonic of the B major scaleĮ is the subdominant of the B major scale The stave diagrams above shows the scale notes without a key signature, with the sharp / flat adjustments inserted before each note on the staff.įor the key signature of this scale, showing these symbols grouped correctly next to the bass or treble clef symbol at the beginning, have a look at the B major key signature. These note names are shown below on the treble clef followed by the bass clef. Middle C (midi note 60) is shown with an orange line under the 2nd note on the piano diagram. Only the names of the individual notes are different. The same notes are played in the same order in each scale - they sound identical. This scale sounds the same as the Cb major scale, which is also a commonly used scale.

This major scale key is on the Circle of 5ths - B major on circle of 5ths, which means that it is a commonly used major scale key. It also shows the scale degree chart for all 8 notes. This step shows the ascending B major scale on the piano, treble clef and bass clef.

Bass b flat major scale