About the C Chromatic scale
C Chromatic is used for passing tones, chromatic runs and free, atonal writing. Think of it as all twelve notes, every half step in the octave.
Its notes are C, D♭, D, E♭, E, F, F♯, G, A♭, A, B♭, and B. The formula is H H H H H H H H H H H H.
Also called Twelve-Tone Scale.
On the piano, C Chromatic touches the black keys D♭, E♭, F♯, A♭, and B♭.
Notes and intervals
| 1 | CC | Root |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | DbD♭ | Minor 2nd |
| 3 | DD | Major 2nd |
| 4 | EbE♭ | Minor 3rd |
| 5 | EE | Major 3rd |
| 6 | FF | Perfect 4th |
| 7 | F#F♯ | Augmented 4th |
| 8 | GG | Perfect 5th |
| 9 | AbA♭ | Minor 6th |
| 10 | AA | Major 6th |
| 11 | BbB♭ | Minor 7th |
| 12 | BB | Major 7th |
| Steps | H H H H H H H H H H H H |
|---|---|
| Semitones | 1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1 |
| Degrees | 1 ♭2 2 ♭3 3 4 ♯4 5 ♭6 6 ♭7 7 |
Shapes
Chromatic
Circle of Fifths
Related scales
Chromatic in other keys
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