C# harmonic minor scale
It has 7 notes: C# D# E F# G# A B#. Formula: 1 2 ♭3 4 5 ♭6 7.
| Degree | 1 | 2 | ♭3 | 4 | 5 | ♭6 | 7 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Note | C# | D# | E | F# | G# | A | B# |
Patterns
Strings run like tab: high e on top. Numbers are scale degrees; amber dots are the root.
Notes per string (fret and degree)
- e: 0 (b3), 2 (4), 4 (5)
- B: 1 (7), 2 (1), 4 (2)
- G: 1 (5), 2 (b6)
- D: 1 (2), 2 (b3), 4 (4)
- A: 0 (b6), 3 (7), 4 (1)
- E: 0 (b3), 2 (4), 4 (5)
Notes per string (fret and degree)
- e: 4 (5), 5 (b6)
- B: 4 (2), 5 (b3), 7 (4)
- G: 5 (7), 6 (1)
- D: 4 (4), 6 (5), 7 (b6)
- A: 3 (7), 4 (1), 6 (2), 7 (b3)
- E: 4 (5), 5 (b6)
Notes per string (fret and degree)
- e: 5 (b6), 8 (7), 9 (1)
- B: 5 (b3), 7 (4), 9 (5)
- G: 5 (7), 6 (1), 8 (2)
- D: 6 (5), 7 (b6)
- A: 6 (2), 7 (b3), 9 (4)
- E: 5 (b6), 8 (7), 9 (1)
Notes per string (fret and degree)
- e: 8 (7), 9 (1), 11 (2), 12 (b3)
- B: 9 (5), 10 (b6)
- G: 8 (2), 9 (b3), 11 (4)
- D: 10 (7), 11 (1)
- A: 9 (4), 11 (5), 12 (b6)
- E: 8 (7), 9 (1), 11 (2), 12 (b3)
Notes per string (fret and degree)
- e: 11 (2), 12 (b3), 14 (4)
- B: 10 (b6), 13 (7), 14 (1)
- G: 9 (b3), 11 (4), 13 (5)
- D: 10 (7), 11 (1), 13 (2)
- A: 9 (4), 11 (5), 12 (b6)
- E: 9 (1), 11 (2), 12 (b3)
Notes per string (fret and degree)
- e: 11 (2), 12 (b3), 14 (4)
- B: 10 (b6), 13 (7), 14 (1)
- G: 11 (4), 13 (5)
- D: 10 (7), 11 (1), 13 (2), 14 (b3)
- A: 11 (5), 12 (b6)
- E: 11 (2), 12 (b3), 14 (4)
Same notes, different home
These scales use exactly the same notes, centered on a different root.