Unit 3, Lesson 3 of 3
Brainlag Plus

The chromatic scale

Music theory, Keys and scales, 9 minutes

The scale that moves by semitones, how this course spells it, and the letter-name rule it must keep.

Every step a semitone

A chromatic scale moves by semitones: twelve steps, thirteen notes from the start to the octave. In this course it is spelt with sharps going up and flats coming down, and the questions say so.

A chromatic scale down from G, with flats

The rest of this lesson and its 5 practice questions are in Plus.

Screen 1 of 3, free to read.

  • 5 exam-style questions, marked as you go, each with a worked solution
  • Anything you get wrong is saved to your flashcards