Keyboard Lesson Two  Introducing scales

Introducing G major scale


We now have five notes (G, A, B, C and D). We need two more notes to complete a G major scale – as we previously said that we have seven notes in a scale.

Logic tells us that after D will come E. And in fact, we are already familiar with E, as we played E in our A triad chord in Lesson 1. Our next two figures show E included in our scale so far.

Figure 2. Adding E   (Enlarge)

Figure 2. Adding E.


You can see that, when we add E to our scale, we now have the top space on the stave.

We are not going to play this [now] as we now have six notes and only five digits (thumb + four fingers). Accordingly, when we have added our last note, we will then show you how to finger seven notes with only five digits.

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Figure 3. E added to our scale   (Enlarge)

Figure 3. E added to our scale.

Next: Introducing F# to our G major scale