C#
Diatonic Scale
C# / D♭ Natural Minor
The natural minor scale — dark, melancholic, the basis of minor key music.
Notes in C# Natural Minor
Db1
Eb2
E3
Gb4
Ab5
A6
B7
Db8
Chords in C# Natural Minor
7 diatonic chordsDegreeChordNotesQuality
iDbmDb – E – Abminor
iiEb°Eb – Gb – Adiminished
IIIEE – Ab – Bmajor
ivGbmGb – A – Dbminor
vAbmAb – B – Ebminor
VIAA – Db – Emajor
VIIBB – Eb – Gbmajor
Other Scales in C#
MajorDb, Eb, F, Gb, Ab, Bb, CHarmonic 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, 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
Natural Minor in All 12 Keys
Practice by Ear
Chords in C# / Db Natural Minor
The C# natural minor scale contains the notes Db, Eb, E, Gb, Ab, A, B. The natural minor scale — dark, melancholic, the basis of minor key music.
The diatonic chords in C# natural minor are Dbm (i), Eb° (ii), E (III), Gbm (iv), Abm (v), A (VI), B (VII). These are the chords you can use when writing or improvising in this key — every note in each chord belongs to the C# natural minor scale.
To develop your ear for the C# natural 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.