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

🪢 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 C♯ major.

🎸 You'll also find the C♯ 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 C^♯ major scale is a diatonic scale consisting of the pitches C^♯, D^♯, E^♯, F^♯, G^♯, A^♯ and B^♯. Its relative minor is A^♯ minor.

The key signature for the C^♯ major scale has 7 sharps, meaning that all the notes are sharp.

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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^♯

F♯

C♯
G♯

D♯
A♯

E♯
B♯

C♯
F♯

D♯
G♯

A♯

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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