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C Chromatic Scale on Guitar in Standard Tuning

The C Chromatic scale consists of the following sounds: C, C♯, D, E♭, E, F, F♯, G, A♭, A, B♭, B. The intervals present in the scale are: unison, minor second, major second, minor third, major third, perfect fourth, diminished fifth (aka. augmented fourth), perfect fifth, minor sixth (aka. augmented fifth), major sixth, minor seventh, major seventh. In terms of semitone steps, the scale is built using the following sequence: root, half step, half step, half step, half step, half step, half step, half step, half step, half step, half step, half step.

C Chromatic scale sounds, intervals and semitone steps sequence
Scale information
Scale sounds C C♯ D E♭ E F F♯ G A♭ A B♭ B
Scale intervals 1 ♭2 2 ♭3 3 4 ♭5 5 ♭6 6 ♭7 7
Steps R H H H H H H H H H H H

C Chromatic Scale Harmonization

Diatonic and seventh chords of in the C Chromatic scale
Chords in scale
Diatonic chords
Function nameTonicSupertonicSupertonicMediantMediantSubdominantSubdominantDominantSubmediantSubmediantLeading Tone / SubtonicLeading Tone / Subtonic
Diatonic sounds
C
D
E
C♯
E♭
F
D
E
F♯
E♭
F
G
E
F♯
A♭
F
G
A
F♯
A♭
B♭
G
A
B
A♭
B♭
C
A
B
C♯
B♭
C
D
B
C♯
E♭
Diatonic intervals
1
2
3
1
2
3
1
2
3
1
2
3
1
2
3
1
2
3
1
2
3
1
2
3
1
2
3
1
2
3
1
2
3
1
2
3
Chord extension

Related Scales

C Chromatic Scale in Alternative Tunings

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