C# Major Scale on Piano & Guitar + Chords in the Key of C# Major
πͺ’ Here's a crafty
C sharp major
scale
reference which shows the notes, finger position on the piano keyboard,
intervals, scale degrees,
diatonic chords and
common chord progressions in
Cβ― major.
πΈ You'll also find the
Cβ― major scale on the guitar fretboard.
ⓘ The
D♭ major scale
is enharmonic to the C♯ major
scale. It has the same pitches, but uses different notes names:
D♭ E♭ F G♭ A♭ B♭ C.
The Cβ― major scale is a diatonic scale consisting of the pitches Cβ―, Dβ―, Eβ―, Fβ―, Gβ―, Aβ― and Bβ―. Its relative minor is Aβ― minor.
The key signature for the Cβ― major scale has 7 sharps, meaning that all the notes are sharp.
→ go to all major & minor scales
The notes of the Cβ― major scale are
C♯,
D♯,
E♯,
F♯,
G♯,
A♯
and
B♯
The relative minor of the Cβ― major
scale is
Aβ―
minor
Cβ― major scale piano layout & finger position
Here's a piano keyboard showing the notes of the Cβ― major scale, followed by a visual for the finger position on the piano. Hit play to hear the notes of the Cβ― major scale up and down:
- Cβ―
- Dβ―
- Eβ―
- Fβ―
- Gβ―
- Aβ―
- Bβ―
- Cβ―
Gβ―
Aβ―
Bβ―
Bβ―
Fβ―
Gβ―
left hand
right hand
Cβ― Major Scale on Guitar
πΈ Here you'll find a guitar fretboard representation with the notes of the Cβ― 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:
You can also highlight specific scale positions on the guitar fretboard for the Cβ― major scale, using the CAGED system or the Three Notes Per String system (TNPS):
Chords in the key of Cβ― major
(Cβ― major diatonic
chords)
The diatonic chords in the key of Cβ― major are: Cβ― major, Dβ― minor, Eβ― minor, Fβ― major, Gβ― major, Aβ― minor and Bβ― 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.
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Common chord progressions in the key of Cβ― major
Here's list of popular major key chord progressions along with the specific chords they represent in the key of Cβ― major. Again, you can use numbers 1 through 7 on your keyboard to trigger the different chords:
Toggle Cβ― 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 |
Major scale formula
π§ The major scales are constructed using this note pattern:
- W-W-H-W-W-W-H
W = Whole step H = Half step
go to a different major or minor scale:
C majorD♭ majorD majorE♭ majorE majorF majorF♯ majorG♭ majorG majorA♭ majorA majorB♭ majorB majorCβ major
C minor C♯ minor D♭ minorD minorD♯ minorE♭ minorE minorF minorF♯ minorG minorG♯ minorA♭ minorA minorA♯ minorB♭ minorB minor