C#

Minor Variants Scale

C# / D♭ Harmonic Minor

Natural minor with a raised 7th — creates a strong leading tone and exotic sound.

Notes in C# Harmonic Minor

Db1
Eb2
E3
Gb4
Ab5
A6
C7
Db8

Chords in C# Harmonic Minor

7 diatonic chords
DegreeChordNotesQuality
iDbmDb – E – Abminor
iiEb°Eb – Gb – Adiminished
IIIE+E – Ab – Caugmented
ivGbmGb – A – Dbminor
VAbAb – C – Ebmajor
VIAA – Db – Emajor
viiC°C – Eb – Gbdiminished

Other Scales in C#

MajorDb, Eb, F, Gb, Ab, Bb, CNatural MinorDb, Eb, E, Gb, Ab, A, BMelodic 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, BBluesDb, E, Gb, G, 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

Harmonic Minor in All 12 Keys

CC D D# F G G# BC#D♭Db Eb E Gb Ab A CDD E F G A A# C#D#E♭Eb F Gb Ab Bb B DEE F# G A B C D#FF G Ab Bb C Db EF#G♭F# G# A B C# D FGG A A# C D D# F#G#A♭Ab Bb B Db Eb E GAA B C D E F G#A#B♭Bb C Db Eb F Gb ABB C# D E F# G A#

Practice by Ear

Scale RecognitionIdentify the Harmonic Minor scale by ear →Play C# Harmonic MinorHear 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 Harmonic Minor

The C# harmonic minor scale contains the notes Db, Eb, E, Gb, Ab, A, C. Natural minor with a raised 7th — creates a strong leading tone and exotic sound.

The diatonic chords in C# harmonic minor are Dbm (i), Eb° (ii), E+ (III), Gbm (iv), Ab (V), A (VI), C° (vii). These are the chords you can use when writing or improvising in this key — every note in each chord belongs to the C# harmonic minor scale.

To develop your ear for the C# harmonic minor 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.