Scale degrees · A major

Every degree
in A

The major scale of A is A B C♯ D E F♯ G♯. Below, every degree a chart can ask for — the chromatic ones and the 9s, 11s and 13s — spelled the way it is written.

The degrees of A

DegreeNoteInterval
♭2B♭minor second
2Bmajor second
♭3Cminor third
3C♯major third
4Dperfect fourth
♯4D♯augmented fourth
♭5E♭diminished fifth
5Eperfect fifth
♯5E♯augmented fifth
♭6Fminor sixth
6F♯major sixth
𝄫7G♭diminished seventh
♭7Gminor seventh
7G♯major seventh
♭9B♭minor ninth
9Bmajor ninth
♯9B♯augmented ninth
11Dperfect eleventh
♯11D♯augmented eleventh
♭13Fminor thirteenth
13F♯major thirteenth

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