Piano scale · Major & minor
C♯ harmonic minor scale on piano
How to play the C♯ harmonic minor scale on piano: the keys, the fingering for each hand and the notation.
Minor with a raised 7th: an exotic, classical sound with a strong pull back home.
- Notes
- C♯D♯EF♯G♯AB♯
- Formula
- 12♭345♭67
- Steps
- WHWWHW+HH
Piano
One octave, ascending · numbers are finger numbers
Suggested fingering
Right handC♯2D♯3E1F♯2G♯3A1B♯2C♯3
Where the finger numbers restart, tuck your thumb under so you never run out of fingers. Coming back down, use the same fingers in reverse. Finger numbers: 1 thumb · 2 index · 3 middle · 4 ring · 5 pinky.
Chords in the C♯ harmonic minor scale
Stack every other note of the scale to build a chord on each degree.
vii°
B♯dim
B♯dim7
B♯ D♯ F♯
Sounds great over
