Major Scale The Major scale is a bright, happy sounding scale. This scale is used more often in jazz and country music than rock. Pattern 1 E II------------------------------------------------2--4--5------------ B II---------------------------------------2--3--5--------------------- G II----------------------------1--(2)--4------------------------------ D II----------------------2--4----------------------------------------- A II-------------2--4--5----------------------------------------------- E II--2--4--(5)-------------------------------------------------------- Pattern 2 E II------------------------------------------------4--(5)--7---------- B II------------------------------------------5--7--------------------- G II---------------------------------4--6--7--------------------------- D II----------------------4--6--(7)------------------------------------ A II-------------4--5--7----------------------------------------------- E II--4--(5)--7-------------------------------------------------------- Pattern 3 E II----------------------------------------------------7--9--10------- B II----------------------------------------7--9--(10)----------------- G II-------------------------------6--7--9----------------------------- D II--------------------6--(7)--9-------------------------------------- A II--------------7--9------------------------------------------------- E II--7--9--(10)------------------------------------------------------- #Please note that the numbers in close parenthesis is the root note