C#
Minor Variants Scale
C# / D♭ Melodic Minor
Raises the 6th and 7th of natural minor — smooth, jazzy, used ascending.
Notes in C# Melodic Minor
Db1
Eb2
E3
Gb4
Ab5
Bb6
C7
Db8
Chords in C# Melodic Minor
7 diatonic chordsDegreeChordNotesQuality
iDbmDb – E – Abminor
iiEbmEb – Gb – Bbminor
IIIE+E – Ab – Caugmented
IVGbGb – Bb – Dbmajor
VAbAb – C – Ebmajor
viBb°Bb – Db – Ediminished
viiC°C – Eb – Gbdiminished
Other Scales in C#
MajorDb, Eb, F, Gb, Ab, Bb, CNatural MinorDb, Eb, E, Gb, Ab, A, BHarmonic MinorDb, Eb, E, Gb, Ab, A, 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
Melodic Minor in All 12 Keys
Practice by Ear
Chords in C# / Db Melodic Minor
The C# melodic minor scale contains the notes Db, Eb, E, Gb, Ab, Bb, C. Raises the 6th and 7th of natural minor — smooth, jazzy, used ascending.
The diatonic chords in C# melodic minor are Dbm (i), Ebm (ii), E+ (III), Gb (IV), Ab (V), Bb° (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# melodic minor scale.
To develop your ear for the C# melodic 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.