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Scale Construction

Scale Construction — Set 3

20 practice questions.

1. Spell out the E Lydian mode.

Answer: E – F♯ – G♯ – A♯ – B – C♯ – D♯

2. List the notes in a F Lydian mode.

Answer: F – G – A – B – C – D – E

3. What notes make up the F♯ Lydian mode?

Answer: F♯ – G♯ – A♯ – B♯ – C♯ – D♯ – E♯

4. Spell out the G Lydian mode.

Answer: G – A – B – C♯ – D – E – F♯

5. List the notes in a G♯ Lydian mode.

Answer: G♯ – A♯ – B♯ – C𝄪 – D♯ – E♯ – F𝄪

6. What notes make up the A Lydian mode?

Answer: A – B – C♯ – D♯ – E – F♯ – G♯

7. Spell out the A♯ Lydian mode.

Answer: A♯ – B♯ – C𝄪 – D𝄪 – E♯ – F𝄪 – G𝄪

8. List the notes in a B Lydian mode.

Answer: B – C♯ – D♯ – E♯ – F♯ – G♯ – A♯

9. What notes make up the C major scale?

Answer: C – D – E – F – G – A – B

10. Spell out the C♯ major scale.

Answer: C♯ – D♯ – E♯ – F♯ – G♯ – A♯ – B♯

11. List the notes in a D major scale.

Answer: D – E – F♯ – G – A – B – C♯

12. What notes make up the D♯ major scale?

Answer: D♯ – E♯ – F𝄪 – G♯ – A♯ – B♯ – C𝄪

13. Spell out the E major scale.

Answer: E – F♯ – G♯ – A – B – C♯ – D♯

14. List the notes in a F major scale.

Answer: F – G – A – B♭ – C – D – E

15. What notes make up the F♯ major scale?

Answer: F♯ – G♯ – A♯ – B – C♯ – D♯ – E♯

16. Spell out the G major scale.

Answer: G – A – B – C – D – E – F♯

17. List the notes in a G♯ major scale.

Answer: G♯ – A♯ – B♯ – C♯ – D♯ – E♯ – F𝄪

18. What notes make up the A major scale?

Answer: A – B – C♯ – D – E – F♯ – G♯

19. Spell out the A♯ major scale.

Answer: A♯ – B♯ – C𝄪 – D♯ – E♯ – F𝄪 – G𝄪

20. List the notes in a B major scale.

Answer: B – C♯ – D♯ – E – F♯ – G♯ – A♯