Major & minor
C♯ melodic minor scale
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
How to play the C♯ melodic minor scale
On guitar
e|----------------------------------------------11-12-14-| B|-------------------------------------11-13-14----------| G|----------------------------9--11-13-------------------| D|-------------------10-11-13----------------------------| A|----------9--11-13-------------------------------------| E|-9--11-12----------------------------------------------|
Position 1 · frets 9–14
All 7 positions with neck diagrams →On piano
Right hand: 2 3 1 2 3 4 1 2
Fingering for both hands & notation →On ukulele
A|-------------1-3-| E|-------0-2-------| C|-0-1-3-----------| G|-----------1-----|
Position 1 · frets 0–3
All 7 positions with neck diagrams →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
