Scale · Basic scales

C# major

The most used scale in Western music: open, bright, and behind almost every song you have ever sung.

Notes going up, in the Guitar sound.

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Tuning

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C# major scale on the Guitar neck54 positions across 15 frets, E A D G B E tuning.FF#G#A#CC#D#FF#A#CC#D#FF#G#A#CD#FF#G#A#CC#D#FG#A#CC#D#FF#G#A#CC#D#FF#G#A#CC#FF#G#A#CC#D#FF#123456789101112131415EADGBE

Notes

  1. C#1
  2. D#2
  3. F3
  4. F#4
  5. G#5
  6. A#6
  7. C7

Also written as Db · Eb · F · Gb · Ab · Bb · C.

Formula

W · W · H · W · W · W · H

W = whole step · H = half step

Degrees

1 · 2 · 3 · 4 · 5 · 6 · 7

Chords in the scale

Triads that fit entirely inside C# major. The roman numeral is the degree: uppercase is major, lowercase is minor, ° is diminished.

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