Guitar scale · Major & minor
C♯ major scale on guitar
Every position of the C♯ major scale on the guitar neck, with tabs and fingering.
The do-re-mi scale: bright and resolved. It’s the reference point every other scale is compared to.
Its relative minor is A♯ natural minor — same notes, different home note. See all the chords in the key of C♯ major.
- Notes
- C♯D♯E♯F♯G♯A♯B♯
- Formula
- 1234567
- Steps
- WWHWWWH
Guitar
Standard tuning (E A D G B E) · 7 positions using 3 notes per string
Position 1 tab · frets 9–14, ascending
e|----------------------------------------------11-13-14-| B|-------------------------------------11-13-14----------| G|----------------------------10-11-13-------------------| D|-------------------10-11-13----------------------------| A|----------9--11-13-------------------------------------| E|-9--11-13----------------------------------------------|
Play from the lowest note to the highest, then back down. Use one finger per fret: your index finger covers fret 9, and shift your hand slightly for the wider stretches. R marks the root — the home note to start and end on.
Chords in the C♯ major scale
Stack every other note of the scale to build a chord on each degree.
iii
E♯m
E♯m7
E♯ G♯ B♯
vii°
B♯dim
B♯m7♭5
B♯ D♯ F♯
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