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C♯ minor scale on piano

Notes: C♯ – D♯ – E – F♯ – G♯ – A – B

The natural minor scale: the same notes as its relative major, starting from the 6th degree. Darker, it colors countless songs.

How it is built

Steps between the notes (W = whole step, H = half step): W – H – W – W – H – W – W.

Key signature: 4 sharps (F♯, C♯, G♯, D♯).

Relative key: E major.

The chords of the scale

• I: C♯m
• II: D♯dim
• III: E
• IV: F♯m
• V: G♯m
• VI: A
• VII: B

Other C♯ scales

D♭ major · C♯ harmonic minor · D♭ major pentatonic · C♯ minor pentatonic · C♯ blues