Scale Spelling Worksheet – Level 1
For each tonic, write the major scale ascending as letter names, then on the staff. Use every letter exactly once and add the sharps or flats needed to follow the pattern whole–whole–half–whole–whole–whole–half. Mark the half steps with a small bracket. Check with the answer key.
- F Major Scale
- E Major Scale
- B Natural Minor Scale
- F sharp Natural Minor Scale
- F sharp Natural Minor Scale
- C sharp Natural Minor Scale
- E Major Scale
- E Major Scale
- F Major Scale
- E Major Scale
Answer key
Show the answers
- F Major Scale: F G A B♭ C D E
- E Major Scale: E F♯ G♯ A B C♯ D♯
- B Natural Minor Scale: B C♯ D E F♯ G A
- F sharp Natural Minor Scale: F♯ G♯ A B C♯ D E
- F sharp Natural Minor Scale: F♯ G♯ A B C♯ D E
- C sharp Natural Minor Scale: C♯ D♯ E F♯ G♯ A B
- E Major Scale: E F♯ G♯ A B C♯ D♯
- E Major Scale: E F♯ G♯ A B C♯ D♯
- F Major Scale: F G A B♭ C D E
- E Major Scale: E F♯ G♯ A B C♯ D♯
Goal
Spell every major scale correctly from the step pattern, without relying on memory alone.
How to practise
- Write the seven letters from the tonic first: D E F G A B C D.
- Then apply the pattern W W H W W W H and add accidentals: D E F# G A B C# D.
- Each letter appears exactly once. A scale never has both F and F#, or a sharp and a flat mixed.
- Check that the number of sharps or flats matches the key signature of that key.
- Do four or five scales per session.
Self-check
Compare with the key and play each scale on an instrument or in the scale explorer. A wrong note sticks out immediately when you hear the scale.
D Major Scale
D – E – F♯ – G – A – B – C♯
Next steps
Read the major scale lesson and key signatures. Move on to scale spelling level 2 for minor scales and modes, and keep the scale formulas chart handy.