THE INTERVALS IN THE MAJOR- AND MINOR SCALE


The most important character of a major scale,
is the interval major third, between the basic tone and the third tone of the scale.
In the following example you see the scale of C-major:

All the intervals of this scale are:
prime - second - major third - fourth - fifth - sixth - seventh - octave



The most important character of a minor scale,
is the interval minor third, between the basic tone and the third tone of the scale.
In the following example you see the scale of C-minor:
This is the relative minor scale of C-major:

All the intervals of this scale are:
prime - second - minor third - fourth - fifth - minor sixth - minor seventh - octave



Finally you see in the following example, the scale of A-minor.
A-minor is the parallel minor scale of C-major:

All the intervals of this scale are:
prime - second - minor third - fourth - fifth - minor sixth - minor seventh - octave