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