C# natural minor scale for guitar
Fretboard fingerings, formula, and notes of the C# natural minor scale (1 2 b3 4 5 b6 b7) on guitar: C# · D# · E · F# · G# · A · B.
Instrument
Scale
Root
Position
Frets15
1224
Chord
C# Natural minor
12b345b6b7
E
B
G
D
A
E
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Legend
1
C#
· Root
2
D#
· Tension
b3
E
· Third
4
F#
· Tension
5
G#
· Fifth
b6
A
· Tension
b7
B
· Seventh
Scale sheet
C# Natural minorFormula (degrees)
1 2 b3 4 5 b6 b7
Notes in key
C# D# E F# G# A B
Typical use
Over minor chords, aeolian context.
Natural minor
The natural minor is the major scale's relative minor. It has a dark, melancholic sound and is the reference scale for minor chords in an Aeolian context.
Notes of the C# natural minor scale: C# · D# · E · F# · G# · A · B.