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    C sharp Chromatic

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    Guitar scale for C sharp Chromatic in position 0
    IntervalsemitonesNote
    Perfect unison0C♯
    Minor second1D
    Major second2D♯
    Minor third3E
    Major third4E♯
    Perfect fourth5F♯
    Diminished fifth6G
    Perfect fifth7G♯
    Minor sixth8A
    Major sixth9A♯
    Minor seventh10B
    Major seventh11B♯
    NameAliasesDifficulty
    C sharp MajorionianBeginner
    C sharp MinoraeolianBeginner
    C sharp Major pentatonicpentatonicEasy
    C sharp Minor pentatonicvietnamese 2Easy
    C sharp Dorian-Easy
    dominantEasy
    -Easy
    -Easy
    -Easy
    -Easy
    -Easy
    -Easy
    -Easy
    ukrainian dorian, romanian minor, altered dorianEasy
    -Easy
    -Easy
    bluesEasy
    messiaen's mode #1Easy
    super locrian, diminished whole tone, pomeroyIntermediate
    lydian b7, overtoneIntermediate
    -Intermediate
    -Intermediate
    major #5, ionian augmented, ionian #5Intermediate
    phrygian #6, melodic minor second modeIntermediate
    arabianIntermediate
    -Intermediate
    -Intermediate
    -Intermediate
    -Intermediate
    chineseIntermediate
    half-diminished, aeolian b5Intermediate
    -Intermediate
    whole-half diminishedIntermediate
    minor seven flat five pentatonicIntermediate
    -Expert
    kumoiExpert
    -Expert
    -Expert
    -Expert
    -Expert
    -Expert
    -Expert
    -Expert
    -Expert
    -Expert
    locrian natural 6, locrian sharp 6Expert
    -Expert
    -Expert
    -Expert
    -Expert
    dominant diminished, messiaen's mode #2Expert
    -Expert
    -Expert
    spanish, phrygian majorExpert
    -Guru
    -Guru
    -Guru
    gypsyGuru
    -Guru
    -Guru
    -Guru
    -Guru
    -Guru
    -Guru
    -Guru
    -Guru
    -Guru
    melodic minor fifth mode, hinduGuru
    -Guru
    indianGuru
    -Guru
    -Guru
    -Guru
    -Guru
    -Guru
    -Guru
    -Guru
    -Guru
    -Guru
    -Guru
    -Guru
    -Guru
    -Guru
    -Guru
    -Guru
    -Guru
    -Guru
    superlocrian bb7, superlocrian diminishedGuru
    -Guru
    -Guru
    -Guru
    NameAliasesDifficulty
    C sharp MajorionianBeginner
    C sharp MinoraeolianBeginner
    C sharp Major pentatonicpentatonicEasy
    C sharp Minor pentatonicvietnamese 2Easy
    C sharp Dorian-Easy
    dominantEasy
    -Easy
    -Easy
    -Easy
    -Easy
    -Easy
    -Easy
    -Easy
    ukrainian dorian, romanian minor, altered dorianEasy
    -Easy
    -Easy
    bluesEasy
    messiaen's mode #1Easy
    super locrian, diminished whole tone, pomeroyIntermediate
    lydian b7, overtoneIntermediate
    -Intermediate
    -Intermediate
    major #5, ionian augmented, ionian #5Intermediate
    phrygian #6, melodic minor second modeIntermediate
    arabianIntermediate
    -Intermediate
    -Intermediate
    -Intermediate
    -Intermediate
    chineseIntermediate
    half-diminished, aeolian b5Intermediate
    -Intermediate
    whole-half diminishedIntermediate
    minor seven flat five pentatonicIntermediate
    -Expert
    kumoiExpert
    -Expert
    -Expert
    -Expert
    -Expert
    -Expert
    -Expert
    -Expert
    -Expert
    -Expert
    locrian natural 6, locrian sharp 6Expert
    -Expert
    -Expert
    -Expert
    -Expert
    dominant diminished, messiaen's mode #2Expert
    -Expert
    -Expert
    spanish, phrygian majorExpert
    -Guru
    -Guru
    -Guru
    gypsyGuru
    -Guru
    -Guru
    -Guru
    -Guru
    -Guru
    -Guru
    -Guru
    -Guru
    -Guru
    melodic minor fifth mode, hinduGuru
    -Guru
    indianGuru
    -Guru
    -Guru
    -Guru
    -Guru
    -Guru
    -Guru
    -Guru
    -Guru
    -Guru
    -Guru
    -Guru
    -Guru
    -Guru
    -Guru
    -Guru
    -Guru
    -Guru
    superlocrian bb7, superlocrian diminishedGuru
    -Guru
    -Guru
    -Guru
    C sharp Mixolydian
    C sharp Phrygian
    C sharp Lydian
    C sharp Locrian
    C sharp Harmonic minor
    C sharp Melodic minor
    C sharp Harmonic major
    C sharp Augmented
    C sharp Dorian sharp four
    C sharp Ionian pentatonic
    C sharp Major blues
    C sharp Minor blues
    C sharp Whole tone
    C sharp Altered
    C sharp Lydian Dominant
    C sharp Minor six diminished
    C sharp Whole tone pentatonic
    C sharp Major augmented
    C sharp Dorian ♭2
    C sharp Locrian major
    C sharp Leading whole tone
    C sharp Lydian minor
    C sharp Lydian Augmented
    C sharp Minor six pentatonic
    C sharp Lydian pentatonic
    C sharp Locrian ♯2
    C sharp Enigmatic
    C sharp Diminished
    C sharp Locrian pentatonic
    C sharp Bebop locrian
    C sharp Flat three pentatonic
    C sharp Hungarian major
    C sharp Lydian dominant pentatonic
    C sharp Prometheus
    C sharp Bebop
    C sharp Bebop major
    C sharp Flat six pentatonic
    C sharp Hungarian minor
    C sharp Lydian diminished
    C sharp Flamenco
    C sharp Locrian sixth
    C sharp Egyptian
    C sharp Bebop minor
    C sharp Oriental
    C sharp Six tone symmetric
    C sharp Half whole diminished
    C sharp In-sen
    C sharp Minor bebop
    C sharp Phrygian dominant
    C sharp Hirajoshi
    C sharp Minor major seven pentatonic
    C sharp Composite blues
    C sharp Double harmonic major
    C sharp Ichikosucho
    C sharp Iwato
    C sharp Kafi raga
    C sharp Augmented heptatonic
    C sharp Double harmonic lydian
    C sharp Kumoijoshi
    C sharp Lydian sharp fifth pentatonic
    C sharp Malkos raga
    C sharp Prometheus neopolitan
    C sharp Mixolydian flat sixth
    C sharp Spanish heptatonic
    C sharp Mixolydian pentatonic
    C sharp Super locrian pentatonic
    C sharp Mystery sharp first
    C sharp Minor hexatonic
    C sharp Neopolitan major
    C sharp Pelog
    C sharp Lydian sharp ninth
    C sharp Persian
    C sharp Messiaen's mode 3
    C sharp Piongio
    C sharp Messiaen's mode 4
    C sharp Purvi raga
    C sharp Messiaen's mode 5
    C sharp Ritusen
    C sharp Messiaen's mode 6
    C sharp Scriabin
    C sharp Messiaen's mode 7
    C sharp Todi raga
    C sharp Ultralocrian
    C sharp Vietnamese one
    C sharp Neopolitan major pentatonic
    C sharp Balinese
    C sharp Mixolydian
    C sharp Phrygian
    C sharp Lydian
    C sharp Locrian
    C sharp Harmonic minor
    C sharp Melodic minor
    C sharp Harmonic major
    C sharp Augmented
    C sharp Dorian sharp four
    C sharp Ionian pentatonic
    C sharp Major blues
    C sharp Minor blues
    C sharp Whole tone
    C sharp Altered
    C sharp Lydian Dominant
    C sharp Minor six diminished
    C sharp Whole tone pentatonic
    C sharp Major augmented
    C sharp Dorian ♭2
    C sharp Locrian major
    C sharp Leading whole tone
    C sharp Lydian minor
    C sharp Lydian Augmented
    C sharp Minor six pentatonic
    C sharp Lydian pentatonic
    C sharp Locrian ♯2
    C sharp Enigmatic
    C sharp Diminished
    C sharp Locrian pentatonic
    C sharp Bebop locrian
    C sharp Flat three pentatonic
    C sharp Hungarian major
    C sharp Lydian dominant pentatonic
    C sharp Prometheus
    C sharp Bebop
    C sharp Bebop major
    C sharp Flat six pentatonic
    C sharp Hungarian minor
    C sharp Lydian diminished
    C sharp Flamenco
    C sharp Locrian sixth
    C sharp Egyptian
    C sharp Bebop minor
    C sharp Oriental
    C sharp Six tone symmetric
    C sharp Half whole diminished
    C sharp In-sen
    C sharp Minor bebop
    C sharp Phrygian dominant
    C sharp Hirajoshi
    C sharp Minor major seven pentatonic
    C sharp Composite blues
    C sharp Double harmonic major
    C sharp Ichikosucho
    C sharp Iwato
    C sharp Kafi raga
    C sharp Augmented heptatonic
    C sharp Double harmonic lydian
    C sharp Kumoijoshi
    C sharp Lydian sharp fifth pentatonic
    C sharp Malkos raga
    C sharp Prometheus neopolitan
    C sharp Mixolydian flat sixth
    C sharp Spanish heptatonic
    C sharp Mixolydian pentatonic
    C sharp Super locrian pentatonic
    C sharp Mystery sharp first
    C sharp Minor hexatonic
    C sharp Neopolitan major
    C sharp Pelog
    C sharp Lydian sharp ninth
    C sharp Persian
    C sharp Messiaen's mode 3
    C sharp Piongio
    C sharp Messiaen's mode 4
    C sharp Purvi raga
    C sharp Messiaen's mode 5
    C sharp Ritusen
    C sharp Messiaen's mode 6
    C sharp Scriabin
    C sharp Messiaen's mode 7
    C sharp Todi raga
    C sharp Ultralocrian
    C sharp Vietnamese one
    C sharp Neopolitan major pentatonic
    C sharp Balinese
    NameAliasesDifficulty
    C sharp MajorM, ^, , majBeginner
    C sharp Minorm, min, -Beginner
    C sharp Fifth5Beginner
    C sharp Diminisheddim, °, oBeginner
    C sharp Major seventhmaj7, Δ, ma7, M7, Maj7, ^7Easy
    m7, min7, mi7, -7Easy
    7, domEasy
    aug, +, +5, ^#5Easy
    m7b5, ø, -7b5, h7, hEasy
    6, add6, add13, M6Easy
    m6, -6Easy
    9Easy
    dim7, °7, o7Easy
    9sus4, 9susEasy
    alt7Easy
    m9, -9Easy
    madd9Easy
    m/ma7, m/maj7, mM7, mMaj7, m/M7, -Δ7, mΔ, -^7, -maj7Intermediate
    maj9, Δ9, ^9Intermediate
    9#11, 9+4, 9#4Intermediate
    m7add11, m7add4Intermediate
    9b5Intermediate
    M7sus4Intermediate
    M9sus4Intermediate
    M9b5Intermediate
    m9b5Intermediate
    7no5Intermediate
    11Intermediate
    9no5Intermediate
    9#5, 9+Intermediate
    m9#5Intermediate
    13no5Intermediate
    9#5#11Intermediate
    6add9, 6/9, 69, M69Intermediate
    M6#11, M6b5, 6#11, 6b5Intermediate
    9b13Intermediate
    m11, -11Intermediate
    7b13Expert
    69#11Expert
    M7b9Expert
    m69, -69Expert
    maj13, Maj13, ^13Expert
    7#11b13, 7b5b13Expert
    M7b5Expert
    13Expert
    7b6Expert
    M7b6, ^7b6Expert
    m#5, -#5, m+Expert
    m11AExpert
    4, quartalExpert
    7b9Expert
    7#11, 7#4Expert
    Madd9, 2, add9, add2Expert
    maj9#5, Maj9#5Expert
    7#9Expert
    madd4Expert
    13sus4, 13susExpert
    7add6, 67, 7add13Expert
    maj#4, Δ#4, Δ#11, M7#11, ^7#11, maj7#11Expert
    7#9#11, 7b5#9, 7#9b5Expert
    9#11b13, 9b5b13Expert
    M13#11, maj13#11, M13+4, M13#4Expert
    7sus4, 7susExpert
    13#11, 13+4, 13#4Expert
    m13, -13Expert
    maj9#11, Δ9#11, ^9#11Expert
    13#9Expert
    7b9#11, 7b5b9, 7b9b5Expert
    7#5#9, 7#9#5, 7altExpert
    7#5b9, 7b9#5Expert
    13b5Expert
    13b9Expert
    M7add13Expert
    +add#9Expert
    maj7#5, maj7+5, +maj7, ^7#5Expert
    7#5sus4Expert
    maj7#9#11Expert
    11b9Expert
    m7#5Expert
    7b5Guru
    13#9#11Guru
    13b9#11Guru
    mM9, mMaj9, -^9Guru
    7#5, +7, 7+, 7aug, aug7Guru
    7#9b13Guru
    Mb5Guru
    7#5b9#11Guru
    7b9b13Guru
    7b9#9Guru
    Maddb9Guru
    7#9#11b13Guru
    M#5add9, +add9Guru
    7b9b13#11, 7b9#11b13, 7b5b9b13Guru
    7sus4b9b13, 7b9b13sus4Guru
    M7#5sus4Guru
    M9#5sus4Guru
    b9sus, phryg, 7b9sus, 7b9sus4Guru
    mMaj7b6Guru
    mMaj9b6Guru
    mb6M7Guru
    C sharp Minor seventh
    C sharp Dominant seventh
    C sharp Augmented
    C sharp Minor seventh flat fifth
    C sharp Major sixth
    C sharp Minor sixth
    C sharp Dominant ninth
    C sharp Diminished seventh
    C sharp Dominant ninth suspended fourth
    C sharp Altered seventh
    C sharp Minor ninth
    C sharp Minor add ninth
    C sharp Minor major seventh
    C sharp Major ninth
    C sharp Dominant ninth sharp eleventh
    C sharp Minor seventh add eleventh
    C sharp Dominant ninth flat fifth
    C sharp Major seventh suspended fourth
    C sharp Major ninth suspended fourth
    C sharp Major ninth flat fifth
    C sharp Minor ninth flat fifth
    C sharp Dominant seventh no fifth
    C sharp Dominant eleventh
    C sharp Ninth no fifth
    C sharp Dominant ninth sharp fifth
    C sharp Minor ninth sharp fifth
    C sharp Dominant thirteenth no fifth
    C sharp Dominant ninth sharp fifth sharp eleventh
    C sharp Sixth add ninth
    C sharp Major sixth sharp eleventh
    C sharp Dominant ninth flat thirteenth
    C sharp Minor eleventh
    C sharp Dominant seventh flat thirteenth
    C sharp 69 sharp 11
    C sharp Major seventh flat ninth
    C sharp Minor six-nine
    C sharp Major thirteenth
    C sharp Dominant seventh sharp eleventh flat thirteenth
    C sharp Major seventh flat fifth
    C sharp Dominant thirteenth
    C sharp Dominant seventh flat sixth
    C sharp Major seventh flat sixth
    C sharp Minor sharp fifth
    C sharp Minor eleventh augmented
    C sharp Fourth
    C sharp Dominant seventh flat ninth
    C sharp Dominant seventh sharp eleventh
    C sharp Major add ninth
    C sharp Major ninth sharp fifth
    C sharp Dominant seventh sharp ninth
    C sharp Minor add fourth
    C sharp Dominant thirteenth suspended fourth
    C sharp Dominant seventh add sixth
    C sharp Major sharp fourth
    C sharp Dominant seventh sharp ninth sharp eleventh
    C sharp Dominant ninth sharp eleventh flat thirteenth
    C sharp Major thirteenth sharp eleventh
    C sharp Seventh suspension four
    C sharp Dominant thirteenth sharp eleventh
    C sharp Minor thirteenth
    C sharp Major ninth sharp eleventh
    C sharp Dominant thirteenth sharp ninth
    C sharp Dominant seventh flat ninth sharp eleventh
    C sharp Dominant seventh sharp fifth sharp ninth
    C sharp Dominant seventh sharp fifth flat ninth
    C sharp Dominant thirteenth flat fifth
    C sharp Dominant thirteenth flat ninth
    C sharp Major seventh add thirteenth
    C sharp Augmented add sharp ninth
    C sharp Major seventh sharp fifth
    C sharp Dominant seventh sharp fifth suspended fourth
    C sharp Major seventh sharp ninth sharp eleventh
    C sharp Dominant eleventh flat ninth
    C sharp Minor seventh sharp fifth
    C sharp Dominant seventh flat fifth
    C sharp Dominant thirteenth sharp ninth sharp eleventh
    C sharp Dominant thirteenth flat ninth sharp eleventh
    C sharp Minor major ninth
    C sharp Dominant seventh sharp fifth
    C sharp Dominant seventh sharp ninth flat thirteenth
    C sharp Major flat fifth
    C sharp Dominant seventh sharp fifth flat ninth sharp eleventh
    C sharp Dominant seventh flat ninth flat thirteenth
    C sharp Dominant seventh flat ninth sharp ninth
    C sharp Major add flat ninth
    C sharp Dominant seventh sharp ninth sharp eleventh flat thirteenth
    C sharp Major sharp fifth add ninth
    C sharp Dominant seventh flat ninth flat thirteenth sharp eleventh
    C sharp Dominant seventh suspended fourth flat ninth flat thirteenth
    C sharp Major seventh sharp fifth suspended fourth
    C sharp Major ninth sharp fifth suspended fourth
    C sharp suspended fourth flat ninth
    C sharp Minor major seventh flat sixth
    C sharp Minor major ninth flat sixth
    C sharp Minor flat sixth major seventh