Lesson 7: Introduction to the Diatonic Scale — Chordwalk

As well as octaves, there are other important intervals.

In the following sections, we will explain how these are formed. Don’t worry about having to memorise them, but an understanding of how they are formed is important.

When the intervals are arranged in the ascending order of their ratios, it produces the eight white notes of the major scale: The Diatonic scale.