Piano scale · Major & minor
C♯ major scale on piano
How to play the C♯ major scale on piano: the keys, the fingering for each hand and the notation.
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
Piano
One octave, ascending · numbers are finger numbers
Suggested fingering
Right handC♯2D♯3E♯1F♯2G♯3A♯4B♯1C♯2
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♯ 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♯
Sounds great over
