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C# Minor Scale

The C# minor scale has a brooding, introspective quality. Popular in alternative rock and metal, it sits comfortably on guitar and is the relative minor of E major.

Also known as

  • Db Minor
  • C# Natural Minor
  • Db Natural Minor
  • C# Aeolian
  • Db Aeolian

Formula

1 2 ♭3 4 5 ♭6 ♭7

Notes

C#D#EF#G#AB

Diatonic Chords

These chords are built from the notes of the C# Minor scale. Each degree gets a chord based on the intervals stacked above it.

i C# Minor
ii° D# dim
III E Major
iv F# Minor
v G# Minor
VI A Major
VII B Major
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Related Scales

Other C# Scales

MajorHarmonic MinorMelodic MinorMajor PentatonicMinor PentatonicMinor BluesMajor BluesDorianPhrygianLydianMixolydianLocrianHarmonic Major

Other Minor Scales

CDEbEFF#GAbABbB