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

    πŸͺ’ 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.

    🎸 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™―

    Fβ™―
    Cβ™―
    Gβ™―
    Dβ™―
    Aβ™―
    Eβ™―
    Bβ™―
    Eβ™―
    Bβ™―
    Cβ™―
    Fβ™―
    Dβ™―
    Gβ™―
    Aβ™―

    left hand

    right hand

    Cβ™― Major Scale on Guitar

    🎸 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:

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    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):

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    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.

    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:

    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
    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
    I C maj
    V G maj
    ii D min
    iii E min

    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

    πŸ”§ 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



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