Piano scale · Major & minor
C♯ natural minor scale on piano
How to play the C♯ natural minor scale on piano: the keys, the fingering for each hand and the notation.
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
Piano
One octave, ascending · numbers are finger numbers
Suggested fingering
Right handC♯2D♯3E1F♯2G♯3A1B2C♯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♯ natural minor scale
Stack every other note of the scale to build a chord on each degree.
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