Piano scale · Major & minor
C♯ melodic minor scale on piano
How to play the C♯ melodic minor scale on piano: the keys, the fingering for each hand and the notation.
Minor with a raised 6th and 7th. Classical players use it going up; jazz players use it both ways.
- Notes
- C♯D♯EF♯G♯A♯B♯
- Formula
- 12♭34567
- Steps
- WHWWWWH
Piano
One octave, ascending · numbers are finger numbers
Suggested fingering
Right handC♯2D♯3E1F♯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♯ melodic minor scale
Stack every other note of the scale to build a chord on each degree.
vii°
B♯dim
B♯m7♭5
B♯ D♯ F♯
Sounds great over
