C#

Pentatonic Scale

C# / D♭ Blues

Minor pentatonic with an added flat 5th (blue note). The sound of the blues.

Notes in C# Blues

Db1
E2
Gb3
G4
Ab5
B6
Db8

Chords in C# Blues

6 diatonic chords
DegreeChordNotesQuality
iDb?Db – Gb – Ab—
iiEmE – G – Bminor
iiiGb?Gb – Ab – Db—
ivG?G – B – E—
vAb?Ab – Db – Gb—
viB?B – E – G—

Other Scales in C#

MajorDb, Eb, F, Gb, Ab, Bb, CNatural MinorDb, Eb, E, Gb, Ab, A, BHarmonic MinorDb, Eb, E, Gb, Ab, A, CMelodic MinorDb, Eb, E, Gb, Ab, Bb, CDorianDb, Eb, E, Gb, Ab, Bb, BPhrygianDb, D, E, Gb, Ab, A, BLydianDb, Eb, F, G, Ab, Bb, CMixolydianDb, Eb, F, Gb, Ab, Bb, BLocrianDb, D, E, Gb, G, A, BMajor PentatonicDb, Eb, F, Ab, BbMinor PentatonicDb, E, Gb, Ab, BWhole ToneDb, Eb, F, G, A, BDiminished (H-W)Db, D, E, F, G, Ab, Bb, BDiminished (W-H)Db, Eb, E, Gb, G, A, Bb, CPhrygian DominantDb, D, F, Gb, Ab, A, BHungarian MinorDb, Eb, E, G, Ab, A, CLydian DominantDb, Eb, F, G, Ab, Bb, B

Blues in All 12 Keys

CC D# F F# G A#C#D♭Db E Gb G Ab BDD F G G# A CD#E♭Eb Gb Ab A Bb DbEE G A A# B DFF Ab Bb B C EbF#G♭F# A B C C# EGG A# C C# D FG#A♭Ab B Db D Eb GbAA C D D# E GA#B♭Bb Db Eb E F AbBB D E F F# A

Practice by Ear

Scale RecognitionIdentify the Blues scale by ear →Play C# BluesHear the scale and practice recognising it →Chord Recognition TrainerIdentify the chords above by ear →Progression TrainerIdentify common progressions in this key →

Chords in C# / Db Blues

The C# blues scale contains the notes Db, E, Gb, G, Ab, B. Minor pentatonic with an added flat 5th (blue note). The sound of the blues.

The diatonic chords in C# blues are Db? (i), Em (ii), Gb? (iii), G? (iv), Ab? (v), B? (vi). These are the chords you can use when writing or improvising in this key — every note in each chord belongs to the C# blues scale.

To develop your ear for the C# blues sound, use the scale and chord trainers linked above. Being able to recognise these sounds by ear — not just read them from a chart — is what separates musicians who truly hear music from those who only read it.