C# Natural Minor Scale

The natural minor scale gives you a darker, more pensive sound — the source of most minor-key pop, rock, and ballad material.

Scale notes

1
C#
2
D#
3
E
4
F#
5
G#
6
A
7
B
8
C#

Interval pattern: W - H - W - W - H - W - W (W = whole step, H = half step)

Keyboard view

EABEC#D#F#G#C#D#F#

Key signature

C# natural minor shares its key signature with E major4 sharps.

Diatonic chords

The chords built on each scale degree. These are the chords that "belong" to c# natural minor scale.

ii°
D#dim
III
E
iv
F#m
VI
A
VII
B

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