Music theory
I'm currently following courses about music theory, and this part of my site
will be my course notes.
Notes & language
Notes are not called the same in the U.S., versus in France for example.
US keys notation
C4
D4
E4
F4
G4
A4
B4
C5
D5
E5
F5
G5
A5
B5
C#4
D#4
F#4
G#4
A#4
C#5
D#5
F#5
G#5
A#5
FR keys notation
Do4
Ré4
Mi4
Fa4
Sol4
La4
Si4
Do5
Ré5
Mi5
Fa5
Sol5
La5
Si5
Do#4
Ré#4
Fa#4
Sol#4
La#4
Do#5
Ré#5
Fa#5
Sol#5
La#5
Scales
• H: Half step (immediately next note)
• W: Whole step (two half-steps)
Major scales
Pattern: WW—H—WWW—H
C Major
C4
D4
E4
F4
G4
A4
B4
C5
D5
E5
F5
G5
A5
B5
C#4
D#4
F#4
G#4
A#4
C#5
D#5
F#5
G#5
A#5
C# Major
C4
D4
E4
F4
G4
A4
B4
C5
D5
E5
F5
G5
A5
B5
C#4
D#4
F#4
G#4
A#4
C#5
D#5
F#5
G#5
A#5
D Major
C4
D4
E4
F4
G4
A4
B4
C5
D5
E5
F5
G5
A5
B5
C#4
D#4
F#4
G#4
A#4
C#5
D#5
F#5
G#5
A#5
D# Major
C4
D4
E4
F4
G4
A4
B4
C5
D5
E5
F5
G5
A5
B5
C#4
D#4
F#4
G#4
A#4
C#5
D#5
F#5
G#5
A#5
E Major
C4
D4
E4
F4
G4
A4
B4
C5
D5
E5
F5
G5
A5
B5
C#4
D#4
F#4
G#4
A#4
C#5
D#5
F#5
G#5
A#5
F Major
C4
D4
E4
F4
G4
A4
B4
C5
D5
E5
F5
G5
A5
B5
C#4
D#4
F#4
G#4
A#4
C#5
D#5
F#5
G#5
A#5
F# Major
C4
D4
E4
F4
G4
A4
B4
C5
D5
E5
F5
G5
A5
B5
C#4
D#4
F#4
G#4
A#4
C#5
D#5
F#5
G#5
A#5
G Major
C4
D4
E4
F4
G4
A4
B4
C5
D5
E5
F5
G5
A5
B5
C#4
D#4
F#4
G#4
A#4
C#5
D#5
F#5
G#5
A#5
G# Major
C4
D4
E4
F4
G4
A4
B4
C5
D5
E5
F5
G5
A5
B5
C#4
D#4
F#4
G#4
A#4
C#5
D#5
F#5
G#5
A#5
A Major
C4
D4
E4
F4
G4
A4
B4
C5
D5
E5
F5
G5
A5
B5
C#4
D#4
F#4
G#4
A#4
C#5
D#5
F#5
G#5
A#5
A# Major
C4
D4
E4
F4
G4
A4
B4
C5
D5
E5
F5
G5
A5
B5
C#4
D#4
F#4
G#4
A#4
C#5
D#5
F#5
G#5
A#5
B Major
C4
D4
E4
F4
G4
A4
B4
C5
D5
E5
F5
G5
A5
B5
C#4
D#4
F#4
G#4
A#4
C#5
D#5
F#5
G#5
A#5