

An A♭ major scale with scale-degree names.Įxample 5 shows the notes of the A ♭ major scale in order. Scale degree, solfège, and scale-degree names.Įxample 5 shows these scale-degree names applied to an A♭ major scale:Įxample 5.

The first note of a major scale is called the tonic the second note, the supertonic, followed by the mediant, subdominant, dominant, submediant, leading tone, and tonic:Įxample 4. The scale degrees are \hat) is always the pitch class C.Įach note of a major scale is also named with scale-degree names.

