Scale Degrees

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What are scale degrees?

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Degrees of a Major Scale

The following are degrees of a major scale.

Step	Name
1 (First)	Tonic
2 (Second)	Supertonic
3 (Third)	Mediant
4 (Forth)	Subdominant
5 (Fifth)	Dominant
6 (Sixth)	Supermediant
7 (Lowered Seventh)	Subtonic
7 (Seventh))	Leading Note
8 [1] (Octave)	Tonic