長ちょう音おん階かい

noun

major scale

Music theory term for a diatonic scale with a specific pattern of whole and half steps. The most common scale in Western music.

• ハ長ちょう調ちょうの長ちょう音おん階かいはピアノの白はっ鍵けんだけで弾ひける。

  The C major scale can be played using only the white keys on a piano.

• 長ちょう音おん階かいと短たん音おん階かいの違ちがいを説せつ明めいしてください。

  Please explain the difference between major and minor scales.