Guitar scale · Major & minor
C♯ natural minor scale on guitar
Every position of the C♯ natural minor scale on the guitar neck, with tabs and fingering.
The standard minor scale — sad, serious or dramatic.
Its relative major is E major — same notes, different home note. See all the chords in the key of C♯ minor.
- Notes
- C♯D♯EF♯G♯AB
- Formula
- 12♭345♭6♭7
- Steps
- WHWWHWW
Guitar
Standard tuning (E A D G B E) · 7 positions using 3 notes per string
Position 1 tab · frets 9–14, ascending
e|----------------------------------------------11-12-14-| B|-------------------------------------10-12-14----------| G|----------------------------9--11-13-------------------| D|-------------------9--11-13----------------------------| A|----------9--11-12-------------------------------------| E|-9--11-12----------------------------------------------|
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♯ natural minor scale
Stack every other note of the scale to build a chord on each degree.
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