Scale Degrees


What are scale degrees?


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