C♯ natural minor scale
The darker cousin of the major scale: its third, sixth and seventh notes are one key lower.
How to play it
The numbers are your fingers: 1 is the thumb, 5 the little finger.
Right hand
Start on C♯ with finger 3. Going up the fingers are 3 4 1 2 3 1 2 3. Your thumb tucks under after finger 4 and 3, each time. Come back down the same way.
Left hand
An octave lower, start on C♯ with finger 3. Going up the fingers are 3 2 1 4 3 2 1 3. After your thumb, finger 4 and 3 crosses over. Come back down the same way.
Both hands
Play both hands together, an octave apart. The hands change position at different notes, so go slowly and watch the finger numbers.
Songs in C♯ minor
- ThrillerMichael Jackson
- There Is A Light That Never Goes OutThe Smiths
- My Heart Will Go OnCeline Dion
- Oops!...i Did It AgainBritney Spears
- Bigmouth Strikes AgainThe Smiths
- Ordinary WorldDuran Duran
- DynamiteTaio Cruz
- Somewhere With YouKenny Chesney
- Counting StarsOne Republic
- Try Jah LoveThird World
- Million Years AgoAdele
- Love LockdownKanye West
- Best Of YouFoo Fighters
- Love You Like A Love SongSelena Gomez
- Fire On FireSam Smith
- Who Can It Be Now?Men At Work
- I'm In Love With A MonsterFifth Harmony
- Slow Dancing In A Burning RoomJohn Mayer
- The MonsterEminem featuring Rihanna
- LoveMusiq Soulchild
- Pretty WingsMaxwell
- Counting StarsOneRepublic
- MapsMaroon 5
- The Boy Is MineBrandy & Monica
Questions
What notes are in the C♯ natural minor scale?
C♯, D♯, E, F♯, G♯, A and B, then C♯ again an octave up.
What is the fingering for the C♯ natural minor scale?
Right hand going up: 3 4 1 2 3 1 2 3. Left hand going up: 3 2 1 4 3 2 1 3. Coming down, the fingers go the other way.
Which songs are in C♯ minor?
Thriller by Michael Jackson, There Is A Light That Never Goes Out by The Smiths and My Heart Will Go On by Celine Dion are among the songs here in C♯ minor.