scale
The ascending scale of C major and scale degree names.
A particular note in a scale is called a scale degree or scale step. The degrees of the major and minor scales can be identified in several different ways, as shown in the table.
| scale degree | Arabic | Roman | technical |
| 1 | first | I | tonic |
| 2 | second | II | supertonic |
| 3 | third | III | mediant |
| 4 | fourth | IV | subdominant |
| 5 | fifth | V | dominant |
| 6 | sixth | VI | submediant |
| 7 | seventh | VII | leading note |
