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C♯ harmonic minor scale on guitar (C# harmonic minor)

The C♯ scale has seven notes: C♯, D♯, E, F♯, G♯, A and B♯ (played as C). As degrees: 1, 2, ♭3, 4, 5, ♭6 and 7.

Notes and pattern

The C♯ harmonic minor scale

with a raised 7th, giving minor keys a strong major V chord. Play it to hear it up and down.

From note to note it climbs 2, 1, 2, 2, 1, 3 and 1 . The gap of 3 frets is what gives it its sound.

C♯ is C♯ minor with its 7th raised a : B♯ instead of B. See that scale.

  1. C♯1
  2. D♯2
  3. E♭3
  4. F♯4
  5. G♯5
  6. A♭6
  7. B♯7
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  • C♯, the root
  • Other scale notes

Chords

Chords from the C♯ harmonic minor scale

Stack every other note of the scale on each degree and you get its chords.

Numerals follow the key's own scale, so III, VI and VII in a minor key are its own major chords. A ♭ or ♯ in front marks a chord from outside the key. How Roman numerals work

Same root

Change a note or two and the same takes on a new mood.

Questions

C♯ harmonic minor, in short

What notes are in the C♯ harmonic minor scale?
The C♯ scale has seven notes: C♯, D♯, E, F♯, G♯, A and B♯ (played as C). As degrees: 1, 2, ♭3, 4, 5, ♭6 and 7.
What chords go with the C♯ harmonic minor scale?
The chords built on C♯ harmonic minor are C♯m, D♯°, E+, F♯m, G♯, A and B♯°.
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