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

    ๐Ÿชข 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 Cโ™ฏ major.

    ๐ŸŽธ You'll also find the Cโ™ฏ 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 Cโ™ฏ major scale is a diatonic scale consisting of the pitches Cโ™ฏ, Dโ™ฏ, Eโ™ฏ, Fโ™ฏ, Gโ™ฏ, Aโ™ฏ and Bโ™ฏ. Its relative minor is Aโ™ฏ minor.

    The key signature for the Cโ™ฏ major scale has 7 sharps, meaning that all the notes are sharp.

    → go to all major & minor scales

    The notes of the Cโ™ฏ major scale are C, D, E, F, G, A and B

    The relative minor of the Cโ™ฏ major scale is Aโ™ฏ minor


    Cโ™ฏ major scale piano layout & finger position

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

    • Cโ™ฏ
    • Dโ™ฏ
    • Eโ™ฏ
    • Fโ™ฏ
    • Gโ™ฏ
    • Aโ™ฏ
    • Bโ™ฏ
    • Cโ™ฏ

    Fโ™ฏ
    Cโ™ฏ
    Gโ™ฏ
    Dโ™ฏ
    Aโ™ฏ
    Eโ™ฏ
    Bโ™ฏ
    Eโ™ฏ
    Bโ™ฏ
    Cโ™ฏ
    Fโ™ฏ
    Dโ™ฏ
    Gโ™ฏ
    Aโ™ฏ

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    right hand

    Cโ™ฏ Major Scale on Guitar

    ๐ŸŽธ Here you'll find a guitar fretboard representation with the notes of the Cโ™ฏ 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 Cโ™ฏ major scale, using the CAGED system or the Three Notes Per String system (TNPS):

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    Chords in the key of Cโ™ฏ major
    (Cโ™ฏ major diatonic chords)

    The diatonic chords in the key of Cโ™ฏ major are: Cโ™ฏ major, Dโ™ฏ minor, Eโ™ฏ minor, Fโ™ฏ major, Gโ™ฏ major, Aโ™ฏ minor and Bโ™ฏ 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 Cโ™ฏ major

    Here's list of popular major key chord progressions along with the specific chords they represent in the key of Cโ™ฏ 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 Cโ™ฏ 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

    ๐Ÿ”ง The major scales are constructed using this note pattern:

    • W-W-H-W-W-W-H
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    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 majorCโ™ญ major

    C minor C minor D minorD minorD minorE minorE minorF minorF minorG minorG minorA minorA minorA minorB minorB minor


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