About the C sharp Chromatic scale
C sharp 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♯, G, 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.
Five open-string notes belong to C♯ Chromatic, namely E, A, D, G, and B. On guitar, the deepest C♯ within reach is the 4th fret of the A string. A capo at the first fret brings C♯ Chromatic within reach of C-shape fingerings.
Notes and intervals
| 1 | C#C♯ | Root |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | DD | Minor 2nd |
| 3 | D#D♯ | Major 2nd |
| 4 | EE | Minor 3rd |
| 5 | E#E♯ | Major 3rd |
| 6 | F#F♯ | Perfect 4th |
| 7 | GG | Augmented 4th |
| 8 | G#G♯ | Perfect 5th |
| 9 | AA | Minor 6th |
| 10 | A#A♯ | Major 6th |
| 11 | BB | Minor 7th |
| 12 | B#B♯ | 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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