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Diatonic scales Can a diatonic scale have sharps and flats?

I'm reading a book on music theory, and itwhich says that a diatonic scale is any seven-note scale that uses the notes ABCDEFG in an arrangement of 5 tones and 2 semitones.

I wanted to clarify one point.: Consider the scale G major. It has one sharp, F#. Is it still a diatonic scale? Can a diatonic scale have sharps and flats?

If G major is a diatonic scale, then I assume that all major scales, and all minor scales, are diatonic.

Diatonic scales

I'm reading a book on music theory, and it says that a diatonic scale is any seven-note scale that uses the notes ABCDEFG in an arrangement of 5 tones and 2 semitones.

I wanted to clarify one point. Consider the scale G major. It has one sharp, F#. Is it still a diatonic scale? Can a diatonic scale have sharps and flats?

If G major is a diatonic scale, then I assume that all major scales, and all minor scales, are diatonic.

Can a diatonic scale have sharps and flats?

I'm reading a book on music theory, which says that a diatonic scale is any seven-note scale that uses the notes ABCDEFG in an arrangement of 5 tones and 2 semitones.

I wanted to clarify one point: Consider the scale G major. It has one sharp, F#. Is it still a diatonic scale? Can a diatonic scale have sharps and flats?

If G major is a diatonic scale, then I assume that all major scales, and all minor scales, are diatonic.

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Diatonic scales

I'm reading a book on music theory, and it says that a diatonic scale is any seven-note scale that uses the notes ABCDEFG in an arrangement of 5 tones and 2 semitones.

I wanted to clarify one point. Consider the scale G major. It has one sharp, F#. Is it still a diatonic scale? Can a diatonic scale have sharps and flats?

If G major is a diatonic scale, then I assume that all major scales, and all minor scales, are diatonic.