Cb Major Scale on Piano & Guitar + Chords in the Key of Cb Major

🤔 Here's a thoughtful C flat major scale reference which shows the notes, finger position on the piano keyboard, intervals, scale degrees, diatonic chords and common chord progressions in C♭ major.

🎸 You'll also find the C♭ major scale on the guitar fretboard.

ⓘ The B major scale is enharmonic to the C_♭ major scale. It has the same pitches, but uses different notes names: B C^♯ D^♯ E F^♯ G^♯ A^♯.

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The notes of the C♭ major scale are C_♭, D_♭, E_♭, F_♭, G_♭, A_♭ and B_♭

The relative minor of the C♭ major scale is A_♭ minor

C♭ major scale piano layout & finger position

Here's a piano keyboard showing the notes of the C♭ major scale, followed by a visual for the finger position on the piano. Hit play to hear the notes of the C♭ major scale up and down:

C_♭
D_♭
E_♭
F_♭
G_♭
A_♭
B_♭
C_♭

C♭
G♭

D♭
A♭

E♭
B♭

F♭
C♭

C♭
F♭

D♭
G♭

E♭
A♭

B♭

C♭

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right hand

C♭ Major Scale on Guitar

🎸 Here you'll find a guitar fretboard representation with the notes of the C_♭ major scale , using standard guitar tuning: E A D G B E. You can show all notes, only the root notes, the intervals or the scale degrees:

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You can also highlight specific scale positions on the guitar fretboard for the C♭ major scale, using the CAGED system or the Three Notes Per String system (TNPS):

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Chords in the key of C♭ major
(C♭ major diatonic chords)

The diatonic chords in the key of C♭ major are: C_♭ major, D_♭ minor, E_♭ minor, F_♭ major, G_♭ major, A_♭ minor and B_♭ diminished

Tap or use numbers 1 through 7 to trigger the chords. You can also tap to trigger the chord inversions or the 7th chords. This tool can be used as a chord progression generator.

Common chord progressions in the key of C♭ major

Here's list of popular major key chord progressions along with the specific chords they represent in the key of C♭ major. Again, you can use numbers 1 through 7 on your keyboard to trigger the different chords:

I C_♭ maj

IV F_♭ maj

V G_♭ maj

I C_♭ maj

vi A_♭ min

ii D_♭ min

V G_♭ maj

vi A_♭ min

IV F_♭ maj

I C_♭ maj

V G_♭ maj

I C_♭ maj

iii E_♭ min

IV F_♭ maj

V G_♭ maj

I C_♭ maj

IV F_♭ maj

vi B_♭ min

V G_♭ maj

ii D_♭ min

V G_♭ maj

I C_♭ maj

vi A_♭ min

IV F_♭ maj

V G_♭ maj

I C_♭ maj

IV F_♭ maj

ii D_♭ min

V G_♭ maj

iii E_♭ min

vi A_♭ min

ii D_♭ min

V G_♭ maj

I C_♭ maj

V G_♭ maj

vi A_♭ min

IV F_♭ maj

I C_♭ maj

IV F_♭ maj

V G_♭ maj

I C_♭ maj

V G_♭ maj

ii D_♭ min

iii E_♭ min

Toggle C♭ major scale intervals & scale degrees

degrees	notes	intervals
1: Tonic	C_♭	Unison
2: Supertonic	D_♭	Major 2nd
3: Mediant	E_♭	Major 3rd
4: Subdominant	F_♭	Perfect 4th
5: Dominant	G_♭	Perfect 5th
6: Submediant	A_♭	Major 6th
7: Leading Tone	B_♭	Major 7th
1: Octave/Tonic	C_♭	Perfect 8th