Also B Dorian, C# Phrygian

A Major (Ionian): A B C# D E F# G#. Formula 1 2 3 4 5 6 7. Same notes as B Dorian, C# Phrygian, D Lydian. The major scale: the reference every other scale is measured against. Bright and settled, it carries countless pop, folk and classical melodies.

Made of7

Contains & part of14

Diatonic chords14

Sevenths

Relatives34

Cadences5

Cadences in A major

Progressions9

Progressions in A major