C# natural minor scale

7 notes · the ♭6 · 6th mode of E major

Major with the 3rd, 6th and 7th lowered.

Key
CC♯DE♭EFF♯GA♭AB♭B
majornatural minordorianmixolydianlydianphrygianlocrianharmonic minormelodic minorlydian dominantlydian augmentedalteredmajor pentatonicminor pentatonicblueswhole tonediminishedhalf-whole diminished

The notes of C# natural minor

C#
1
D#
2
E
♭3
F#
4
G#
5
A
♭6
B
♭7

the ♭6

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The chords in C# natural minor

Each row stacks every other note from one degree. Click a row to see it on the neck.

Each chord of C# natural minor, and which notes of the scale it takes
DegreeChord
C#
1
D#
2
E
♭3
F#
4
G#
5
A
♭6
B
♭7
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iiø7R·3·5·
♭III·7R·3·5
iv5·7R·3·
v·5·7R·3
♭VI3·5·7R·
♭VII·3·5·7R

What to play C# natural minor over

Chords on C# made only of these notes.

C#m7C#madd9C#sus2sus4C#7sus4C#m9C#11C#mC#sus2C#sus4C#m11C#5

Other modes on C#

C# major♭3→3♭6→6♭7→7C# dorian♭6→6C# mixolydian♭3→3♭6→6C# lydianC# phrygian2→♭2C# locrian2→♭25→♭5

Midi Settings

7.5
Play Style
One pass of the pick from the lowest string up, everything left ringing.
Instrument
350
150

Style

Shows each chord the way this style would voice it, and marks which of its alternatives belong to the idiom.

Layout

Left Handed Mode