THE CHARACTERS OF MAJOR- AND MINOR SCALES

On this page you see the major scale and the derived minor scales.
Behind every scale you see special characters, such as the third,
and the intervals between the last tones of the scale.

	MAJOR THIRD	and 1 - 1 - ½
	MINOR THIRD	and ½ - 1 - 1
	MINOR THIRD "sounds "Arabic"	and ½ - 1½ - ½ because of 1½ - step
	MINOR THIRD ascending as major	and 1 - 1 - ½ descending as natural