1 1 00:00:00,270 --> 00:00:02,830 Practicing major scales. 2 2 00:00:02,830 --> 00:00:05,890 Before I explain an easy way to play the major scales, 3 3 00:00:05,890 --> 00:00:08,930 just remember that it is very important that you learn all these scales, 4 4 00:00:08,930 --> 00:00:11,790 majors, minors, diminished, and so on. 5 5 00:00:11,790 --> 00:00:14,700 Come into all of your right hand improvisations, melodies, ballads. 6 6 00:00:14,700 --> 00:00:18,430 If you're sight reading, you'll need to know what key a piece is in, 7 7 00:00:18,430 --> 00:00:21,850 you'll need to know how many sharps, flats, and whatever. 8 8 00:00:21,850 --> 00:00:23,260 For these, you just want to play by ear. 9 9 00:00:23,260 --> 00:00:24,340 These scales are important. 10 10 00:00:25,440 --> 00:00:27,370 And just memorize it all for now. 11 11 00:00:27,370 --> 00:00:28,710 Ask questions later. 12 12 00:00:28,710 --> 00:00:31,700 Adults tend to want to know the why's and where for's of everything, and 13 13 00:00:31,700 --> 00:00:33,040 they take far longer to learn. 14 14 00:00:34,810 --> 00:00:36,545 So, let's start with Major Scales. 15 15 00:00:36,545 --> 00:00:42,962 Everyone knows Major Scales through do, re, mi, fa, so, la, ti, do. 16 16 00:00:42,962 --> 00:00:45,085 Do, re, mi, fa, so, la, ti, do. 17 17 00:00:45,085 --> 00:00:48,220 [SOUND] This is the all the white keys from C to C. 18 18 00:00:48,220 --> 00:00:50,211 It's the easiest one to play. 19 19 00:00:50,211 --> 00:00:53,331 If you wanted to play that exact formation of sounds, but 20 20 00:00:53,331 --> 00:00:56,586 you move it up a pitch as if you were singing it, but higher. 21 21 00:00:56,586 --> 00:00:57,378 Let's start in the next. 22 22 00:00:57,378 --> 00:01:00,220 [MUSIC] 23 23 00:01:00,220 --> 00:01:05,005 That's still do, re, mi, fa, so, la, ti, do but, it's just moved up half a tone. 24 24 00:01:05,005 --> 00:01:08,423 Take a different pitch as if you're singing it a bit higher but 25 25 00:01:08,423 --> 00:01:10,670 you can see now it's not all white keys. 26 26 00:01:10,670 --> 00:01:15,045 It's using either sharps or flats, and that's what we're going to figure out. 27 27 00:01:15,045 --> 00:01:19,246 So each key uses a different set of combination of notes for 28 28 00:01:19,246 --> 00:01:21,460 the sharps or flats. 29 29 00:01:21,460 --> 00:01:24,030 Again, you don't have to know the theory behind it all for now. 30 30 00:01:24,030 --> 00:01:25,620 Just memorize it and 31 31 00:01:25,620 --> 00:01:29,400 then you'll be able to use it as you play different songs in different keys. 32 32 00:01:29,400 --> 00:01:32,390 Like learning to drive, you don't need to know how the engine works. 33 33 00:01:32,390 --> 00:01:34,650 Just learn how to make it go, and off you go. 34 34 00:01:35,810 --> 00:01:39,810 Thing is, you will have to be playing songs in different keys eventually. 35 35 00:01:41,030 --> 00:01:42,380 You may have to sing in a different key, 36 36 00:01:42,380 --> 00:01:45,140 different songs are written in different keys. 37 37 00:01:45,140 --> 00:01:47,720 So you will need to know all these things. 38 38 00:01:47,720 --> 00:01:50,800 So, I'm gonna show you some memory tricks that'll help you learn all the scales. 39 39 00:01:52,000 --> 00:01:56,150 If you look two pages ahead, you'll see that I've written the lettering out 40 40 00:01:56,150 --> 00:01:59,190 in strange ways, and that's going to be a good memory trick for you. 41 41 00:01:59,190 --> 00:02:02,680 It's going to help you remember how many sharps and flats are in each scale. 42 42 00:02:02,680 --> 00:02:06,740 But first of all, it helps to know that there's an order of sharps and 43 43 00:02:06,740 --> 00:02:07,640 an order of flats. 44 44 00:02:07,640 --> 00:02:11,128 It's not just random, and that's useful later on. 45 45 00:02:11,128 --> 00:02:14,087 So first, we'll start with sharps. 46 46 00:02:14,087 --> 00:02:16,711 Going to be a sharp or no flats, which is C major. 47 47 00:02:16,711 --> 00:02:18,296 [MUSIC] 48 48 00:02:18,296 --> 00:02:22,920 So you're in the key of C, that's the main scale, C Major. 49 49 00:02:22,920 --> 00:02:25,503 [MUSIC] 50 50 00:02:25,503 --> 00:02:28,253 So then the scale with one sharp in it, which is G. 51 51 00:02:28,253 --> 00:02:30,295 [MUSIC] 52 52 00:02:30,295 --> 00:02:31,745 It's got F sharp in it. 53 53 00:02:31,745 --> 00:02:33,378 So you're in the key of G. 54 54 00:02:33,378 --> 00:02:36,378 That's the main scale for the mid G major. 55 55 00:02:36,378 --> 00:02:37,670 [MUSIC] 56 56 00:02:37,670 --> 00:02:40,170 Still do re mi fa so la ti do, as you can hear. 57 57 00:02:40,170 --> 00:02:43,628 [MUSIC] 58 58 00:02:43,628 --> 00:02:46,503 Then there's the scale with two sharps in it, which starts in D. 59 59 00:02:46,503 --> 00:02:49,628 So if you're in the key of D, playing the D major scale. 60 60 00:02:49,628 --> 00:02:51,711 [MUSIC] 61 61 00:02:51,711 --> 00:02:52,586 It's got [MUSIC] 62 62 00:02:52,586 --> 00:02:54,878 F-sharp and C-sharp in it. 63 63 00:02:54,878 --> 00:02:57,380 And there's a scale with three sharps in it, which is A. 64 64 00:02:57,380 --> 00:03:02,530 So if you're in the key of A, you're playing the scale of A major. 65 65 00:03:02,530 --> 00:03:06,254 It's got three sharps in it, F-sharp, C-sharp, and G-sharp. 66 66 00:03:06,254 --> 00:03:10,460 There's a scale with four sharps in it, which is E. 67 67 00:03:10,460 --> 00:03:15,003 So you're in the key of A, or you're play the scale of E major. 68 68 00:03:15,003 --> 00:03:16,878 [MUSIC] 69 69 00:03:16,878 --> 00:03:18,503 It's got four sharps in it. 70 70 00:03:18,503 --> 00:03:19,212 F sharp. 71 71 00:03:19,212 --> 00:03:19,961 C sharp. 72 72 00:03:19,961 --> 00:03:21,166 G sharp and D sharp. 73 73 00:03:21,166 --> 00:03:25,671 And there's a scale with five sharps in it, which is B. 74 74 00:03:25,671 --> 00:03:30,253 [MUSIC] 75 75 00:03:30,253 --> 00:03:32,150 Okay? That's got F sharp, C sharp. 76 76 00:03:32,150 --> 00:03:32,960 G sharp. 77 77 00:03:32,960 --> 00:03:33,660 D sharp. 78 78 00:03:33,660 --> 00:03:34,950 With A sharp in it. 79 79 00:03:34,950 --> 00:03:38,510 So this is order to the sharps as they're added, right? 80 80 00:03:38,510 --> 00:03:41,930 F sharp, C sharp, G sharp, D sharp, and A sharp. 81 81 00:03:41,930 --> 00:03:43,490 You're going to memorize that order. 82 82 00:03:44,600 --> 00:03:48,200 Then, if you know how many sharps are in a key, and 83 83 00:03:48,200 --> 00:03:51,880 you know what order the sharps come in, you'll be able add them up and 84 84 00:03:51,880 --> 00:03:55,300 know exactly what the sharps are in that key. 85 85 00:03:55,300 --> 00:03:58,970 So, for instance, if you know a key has two sharps in it, 86 86 00:03:58,970 --> 00:04:01,400 the order of sharps is F and C, first of all. 87 87 00:04:01,400 --> 00:04:04,320 So, that's the two sharps that are in that key. 88 88 00:04:04,320 --> 00:04:07,100 Or, if a key has four sharps, they must be F, C, G, 89 89 00:04:07,100 --> 00:04:09,740 and D, because that's the order of sharps. 90 90 00:04:11,080 --> 00:04:13,620 So, I'm going to teach you a memory trick that will show you how to 91 91 00:04:13,620 --> 00:04:16,910 easily remember how many sharps or flats are in each key. 92 92 00:04:18,730 --> 00:04:21,060 So look at the page, Memory Tricks for All Scales. 93 93 00:04:22,610 --> 00:04:24,000 If you look at the visual for 94 94 00:04:24,000 --> 00:04:27,960 formation of the letters, this can give a clue to how many sharps. 95 95 00:04:27,960 --> 00:04:29,910 So remember this is a trick. 96 96 00:04:29,910 --> 00:04:31,460 Don't think that it's theoretical. 97 97 00:04:31,460 --> 00:04:33,500 It's a pure visual memory trick. 98 98 00:04:35,000 --> 00:04:36,410 So look at the G. 99 99 00:04:36,410 --> 00:04:38,070 The G has a little line in it. 100 100 00:04:38,070 --> 00:04:42,830 That's just a reminder that there's one sharp in the key of G or 101 101 00:04:42,830 --> 00:04:44,400 the major scale of G. 102 102 00:04:44,400 --> 00:04:47,530 The order of sharps is first of all, there's F sharp, so that's it. 103 103 00:04:47,530 --> 00:04:49,088 That's the one sharp in G. 104 104 00:04:49,088 --> 00:04:52,336 [MUSIC] 105 105 00:04:52,336 --> 00:04:56,120 If you look at the letter D, it's made up of two lines. 106 106 00:04:56,120 --> 00:04:57,350 So it's got two sharps. 107 107 00:04:58,570 --> 00:05:01,510 And the order of sharps is F sharp, C Sharp. 108 108 00:05:01,510 --> 00:05:06,790 So D, key of D, Major Scale of D has two sharps, F and C. 109 109 00:05:06,790 --> 00:05:11,890 The letter A, made up of three lines. 110 110 00:05:11,890 --> 00:05:12,890 It's got three sharps. 111 111 00:05:12,890 --> 00:05:16,420 The order of sharps is F sharp, C sharp, G sharp, so 112 112 00:05:16,420 --> 00:05:22,560 that's the three sharps in the key of A, on the major scale of A. 113 113 00:05:22,560 --> 00:05:23,540 All right. 114 114 00:05:23,540 --> 00:05:24,253 F sharp. 115 115 00:05:24,253 --> 00:05:24,878 C sharp. 116 116 00:05:24,878 --> 00:05:26,212 G sharp. 117 117 00:05:26,212 --> 00:05:29,040 The letter E is made up of four lines. 118 118 00:05:31,040 --> 00:05:33,600 That means the key of E has four sharps in it. 119 119 00:05:33,600 --> 00:05:37,296 And the order of sharps is F sharp, C sharp, G sharp, and D sharp, 120 120 00:05:37,296 --> 00:05:41,836 [MUSIC] 121 121 00:05:41,836 --> 00:05:45,920 so four sharps. 122 122 00:05:45,920 --> 00:05:52,240 The letter B could be constructed using five lines. 123 123 00:05:55,120 --> 00:05:59,200 So remember that has five sharps all together. 124 124 00:05:59,200 --> 00:06:04,046 Order of sharps is F sharp, C sharp, G sharp, D sharp, and A sharp. 125 125 00:06:04,046 --> 00:06:08,462 So the key of B with a major scale of B has all those sharps in it. 126 126 00:06:08,462 --> 00:06:13,837 Basically, all the black keys in the octave apart from B and E. 127 127 00:06:13,837 --> 00:06:18,836 [MUSIC] 128 128 00:06:18,836 --> 00:06:19,796 Okay? 129 129 00:06:19,796 --> 00:06:24,184 The other memory trick is that nearly all the keys with sharps start on 130 130 00:06:24,184 --> 00:06:25,590 a white note. 131 131 00:06:25,590 --> 00:06:28,568 The only key that starts on a white note that has a flat in it is F. 132 132 00:06:28,568 --> 00:06:31,711 [SOUND] We'll look at that later. 133 133 00:06:31,711 --> 00:06:32,480 Look at C. 134 134 00:06:32,480 --> 00:06:33,154 White notes. 135 135 00:06:33,154 --> 00:06:38,920 [SOUND] D has 2 sharps [SOUND] starts on a white note. 136 136 00:06:38,920 --> 00:06:40,170 E has 4 sharps. 137 137 00:06:40,170 --> 00:06:42,795 [SOUND] Starts on a white note. 138 138 00:06:42,795 --> 00:06:43,586 [SOUND] Okay. 139 139 00:06:43,586 --> 00:06:45,324 F, the odd man out, has a flat. 140 140 00:06:45,324 --> 00:06:48,795 [SOUND] G, okay, it has one little line in it. 141 141 00:06:48,795 --> 00:06:49,545 That's the one sharp. 142 142 00:06:49,545 --> 00:06:51,253 [MUSIC] 143 143 00:06:51,253 --> 00:06:54,280 A, okay, and that's a white note for the G. 144 144 00:06:54,280 --> 00:06:55,755 A has the three lines, three sharps. 145 145 00:06:55,755 --> 00:06:59,378 [MUSIC] 146 146 00:06:59,378 --> 00:07:01,780 And finally, B starts on a white note again. 147 147 00:07:01,780 --> 00:07:03,300 Think of an angular letter. 148 148 00:07:03,300 --> 00:07:04,628 So it's got the five sharps. 149 149 00:07:04,628 --> 00:07:08,461 [MUSIC] 150 150 00:07:08,461 --> 00:07:11,630 So there's several ways of memorizing all this. 151 151 00:07:11,630 --> 00:07:16,770 Remember the order of sharps, F sharp, C sharp, G sharp, D sharp and A sharp. 152 152 00:07:16,770 --> 00:07:18,480 Then remember of formation of the letters. 153 153 00:07:18,480 --> 00:07:19,880 So the letter has G has one line, 154 154 00:07:19,880 --> 00:07:23,910 D is made up of two, A is made up of three lines and so on. 155 155 00:07:23,910 --> 00:07:29,390 That'll give you the number of sharps in the key, or in the scale. 156 156 00:07:29,390 --> 00:07:33,360 So then you can use the formation of the sharps. 157 157 00:07:33,360 --> 00:07:36,370 And remember that all sharp keys start on a white note.