Editing Diatonic scale (section)

===Major scale===
{{Main|Major scale}}
The [[major scale]] or [[Ionian mode]] is one of the diatonic scales. It is made up of seven distinct [[Musical note|note]]s, plus an eighth that duplicates the first an [[octave]] higher. The pattern of seven intervals separating the eight notes is T–T–S–T–T–T–S. In [[solfège]], the syllables used to name each [[Degree (music)|degree]] of the scale are ''Do–Re–Mi–Fa–Sol–La–Ti–Do''. A sequence of successive [[natural note]]s starting from C is an example of major scale, called [[C-major]] scale.

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| &nbsp; || Notes in C major: || C || &nbsp; || D || &nbsp; || E || &nbsp; || F || &nbsp; || G || &nbsp; || A || &nbsp; || B || &nbsp; || C
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| &nbsp; || Degrees in solfège: || ''Do'' || &nbsp; || ''Re'' || &nbsp; || ''Mi'' || &nbsp; || ''Fa'' || &nbsp; || ''Sol'' || &nbsp; || ''La'' || &nbsp; || ''Ti'' || &nbsp; || ''Do''
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| &nbsp; || Interval sequence: || &nbsp; || T || &nbsp; || T || &nbsp; || S || &nbsp; || T || &nbsp; || T || &nbsp; || T || &nbsp; || S || &nbsp;
|}
The seen degrees of the scale are also known by traditional names, especially when used in a tonal context:
:*1st – [[Tonic (music)|Tonic]] (key note)
:*2nd – [[Supertonic]]
:*3rd – [[Mediant]]
:*4th – [[Subdominant]]
:*5th – [[Dominant (music)|Dominant]]
:*6th – [[Submediant]]
:*7th – [[Leading-tone|Leading tone]]
:*(8th – [[Tonic (music)|Tonic]])