C sharp minor
4 sharps: F sharp C sharp G sharp D sharp
- Natural
- C sharp D sharp E F sharp G sharp A B C sharp
- Harmonic
- C sharp D sharp E F sharp G sharp A B sharp C sharp
- Melodic up
- C sharp D sharp E F sharp G sharp A sharp B sharp C sharp
- Melodic down
- C sharp B A G sharp F sharp E D sharp C sharp
C sharp minor fingering at a glance
One octave going up, harmonic minor. Coming down, use the same finger on each note.
| Note | C sharp | D sharp | E | F sharp | G sharp | A | B sharp | C sharp |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Right hand | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Left hand | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
C sharp minor: common questions
- What notes are in C sharp minor?
- C sharp minor has 4 sharps: F sharp, C sharp, G sharp and D sharp. The natural minor scale is C sharp D sharp E F sharp G sharp A B C sharp. The harmonic minor raises the 7th: C sharp D sharp E F sharp G sharp A B sharp C sharp. The melodic minor raises the 6th and 7th going up (C sharp D sharp E F sharp G sharp A sharp B sharp C sharp) and comes down as the natural minor.
- What is the fingering for the C sharp minor scale?
- For one octave going up (harmonic minor), the right hand plays 3 4 1 2 3 1 2 3 and the left hand plays 3 2 1 4 3 2 1 3, on C sharp D sharp E F sharp G sharp A B sharp C sharp. Coming down, use the same finger on each note.
- What is the relative major of C sharp minor?
- E major. It has the same key signature as C sharp minor, so it uses the same sharps or flats.
- What are the notes of the C sharp minor arpeggio?
- C sharp, E and G sharp: the 1st, 3rd and 5th notes of the scale. In root position over one octave, the right hand plays 2 1 2 4 and the left hand plays 2 1 4 2.
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