Major scales: Everything you need to know in 7 minutes

Learning to write major scales can be tricky at first. But, all major scales are built using just few simple rules. Learn them all, as well as how to avoid a few common mistakes, with this quick visual explanation.

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[BradHarrison]

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[SnowBoy]

This guy explained 2 weeks of music class in 7 minutes

[JGabrielRonkainen]

Bruh... This video had no right being this concise and clear.

[KubikCubed]

super helpful! my teachers always just made us memorize the scales w/o explaining the underlying pattern, thanks so much

[Rinzler.]

My brain was hurting until you came along my dude.. basically you untangled it😂. Thanks for explaining this mess 💯🤜🤛

[NolanHolladay]

everybody out here making things complicated and you just explained that SOO much simpler than anyone else I've come across!
I only just learned a couple weeks ago (46yrs old here and I played piano for 2 years when I was a kid and THOUGHT I was taught basic music theory back then) that notes are dynamically named based on the key of the scale you're playing in!
and you just explained all of that so clearly!
it's like there's this expectation by seasoned musicians that scales and note naming are just second nature and all students have to do is "just practice the scales"
but how can anyone practice something they don't even understand?
looking forward to reviewing more of your videos!

[JuJuRed]

I have a quiz tomorrow on this and I came back from the Key signatures video and I have to say, thank you sir so much

[Ley]

I finally understood the major scales all thanks to this video 😭😭

[mjquinn]

This really brings a lot of information in a short amount of time, and the presentation is simple but is also amusing as you bring bits of humor in between examples. The way you break things down is clear and is easy to understand. You're content is very helpful, thank you for that.

[ping]

You have the best graphic display on the music theory on youtube, so clean and pleasant to watch and understand, thanks to all of your team..!

[drosales]

I'm totally not going to fail my music class now! Thank youuuu.

[atinibel]

Great content, thank you. 32 year old guitarist, bassist here. I can play but I don't know why things work and others dont. Trying to change that.

[saxnoob]

This is awesome! I just entered the scale part of my studies on sax and was in trouble trying to figure out WHY we’re doing this. NOW I get it. Thanks

[littledude]

I've just wrapped my head around G# major to find it's a theoretical scale. This was very informative and I've learned a lot about major scales. Thank you

[koencagurangan]

Holy crap this was easier than I thought it would be, I thought I might need to focus on this 110% but I got all the necessary info despite eating while listening

[hbionxl]

Man, thank you a lot! It's super easy to understand. I started learning piano not a long time ago using all the sources available and your channel is one of the best ones!

[Novvadiaries]

OMG UNBELIEVABLE, I understood it all . I WAS STRUGGLING A LOT WITH SCALES . THNAK YOU !!

[raj]

@BradHarrison My son just started learning Piano, and was learning the major scales in theory during his classes. You just dont know how easier you made it for myself and my son to understand through your simplified way of explaning and mind blowing visual graphics. Your videos are simply an asset. Please continue to do the good work!

[terryremaly]

Thank you I've been looking for this pattern for a long time. I had an guitar Instructor so me this, it went right over head. I was not ready for it now I'm there. Thank you so much

[PopTartKingOG]

I really appreciated this man, I'm in percussion so I don't use these things much but I had them for an assignment in band. You explained it really well and helped me understand it, thank you.