C

Minor Variants Scale

C Harmonic Minor

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

Notes in C Harmonic Minor

C1
D2
D#3
F4
G5
G#6
B7
C8

Chords in C Harmonic Minor

7 diatonic chords
DegreeChordNotesQuality
iCmC – D# – Gminor
iiD°D – F – G#diminished
IIID#+D# – G – Baugmented
ivFmF – G# – Cminor
VGG – B – Dmajor
VIG#G# – C – D#major
viiB°B – D – Fdiminished

Other Scales in C

MajorC, D, E, F, G, A, BNatural MinorC, D, D#, F, G, G#, A#Melodic MinorC, D, D#, F, G, A, BDorianC, D, D#, F, G, A, A#PhrygianC, C#, D#, F, G, G#, A#LydianC, D, E, F#, G, A, BMixolydianC, D, E, F, G, A, A#LocrianC, C#, D#, F, F#, G#, A#Major PentatonicC, D, E, G, AMinor PentatonicC, D#, F, G, A#BluesC, D#, F, F#, G, A#Whole ToneC, D, E, F#, G#, A#Diminished (H-W)C, C#, D#, E, F#, G, A, A#Diminished (W-H)C, D, D#, F, F#, G#, A, BPhrygian DominantC, C#, E, F, G, G#, A#Hungarian MinorC, D, D#, F#, G, G#, BLydian DominantC, D, E, F#, G, A, A#

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 Harmonic Minor

The C harmonic minor scale contains the notes C, D, D#, F, G, G#, B. Natural minor with a raised 7th — creates a strong leading tone and exotic sound.

The diatonic chords in C harmonic minor are Cm (i), D° (ii), D#+ (III), Fm (iv), G (V), G# (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 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.