C#

Symmetric Scale

C# / D♭ Whole Tone

6-note scale of equal whole steps. Dreamy, ambiguous, no tonal centre.

Notes in C# Whole Tone

Db1
Eb2
F3
G4
A5
B6
Db8

Chords in C# Whole Tone

6 diatonic chords
DegreeChordNotesQuality
IDb+Db – F – Aaugmented
IIEb+Eb – G – Baugmented
IIIF+F – A – Dbaugmented
IVG+G – B – Ebaugmented
VA+A – Db – Faugmented
VIB+B – Eb – Gaugmented

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, BBluesDb, E, Gb, G, Ab, 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

Whole Tone in All 12 Keys

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

Practice by Ear

Scale RecognitionIdentify the Whole Tone scale by ear →Play C# Whole ToneHear 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 Whole Tone

The C# whole tone scale contains the notes Db, Eb, F, G, A, B. 6-note scale of equal whole steps. Dreamy, ambiguous, no tonal centre.

The diatonic chords in C# whole tone are Db+ (I), Eb+ (II), F+ (III), G+ (IV), A+ (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# whole tone scale.

To develop your ear for the C# whole tone 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.