About the C sharp Minor Hexatonic scale
C sharp Minor Hexatonic is used for jazz and modern minor melodies. Think of it as a six-note minor scale that skips the sixth and reaches for a major seventh.
Its notes are C♯, D♯, E, F♯, G♯, and B♯. The formula is W H W W 4 semitones H.
The open-string note E sits inside the mode. A guitarist finds the lowest C♯ at the 4th fret of the A string. Placed at the first fret, a capo lets C♯ Minor Hexatonic be played with C-shape fingerings.
Positions
Playable shapes for this scale up the neck. Tap any note to hear it.
6-position system
6 four-fret boxes, one per scale degree, each a single hand position with almost no shifting. The jazz and classical way, from William Leavitt's Berklee method.
Notes and intervals
| 1 | C#C♯ | Root |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | D#D♯ | Major 2nd |
| 3 | EE | Minor 3rd |
| 4 | F#F♯ | Perfect 4th |
| 5 | G#G♯ | Perfect 5th |
| 6 | B#B♯ | Major 7th |
| Steps | W H W W 4 semitones H |
|---|---|
| Semitones | 2-1-2-2-4-1 |
| Degrees | 1 2 ♭3 4 5 7 |
Shapes
Chromatic
Circle of Fifths
Related scales
Minor Hexatonic in other keys
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