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Originally Posted by ragser
I'll name them all from Kirks lesson:
B, C, C#, D, D#, E, F, F#, G, G#, A, A# and B again.
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Ah, ok.... The last B it isn't actually counted as a separate scale because it is the same as the first B scale. So there are 12 major scales.
If I understand your question correctly, I think the problem is coming from confusing "scales" and "scale patterns".
A scale is a group of notes that either ascend or descend. For example C major contains the notes:
C D E F G A B
The C major scale is one of the 12 scales, but there are many different "Patterns" for this one scale. Here is an image from cyberfret.com that shows several different patterns for the C major scale.
Each one of those patterns is a different way to play the "same" scale (the C major scale).
Hope that helps.
-tkr