C♯ Natural Minor - lydian mode
Page contents index for C# Natural Minor scale in Lydian mode.
- Notes and Key Signature
- Scale Formula
- FretBoard
- Positions
- Intervals
- Pentatonic
- Positions For Pentatonic
- Modes
- Relative Scale
- Chords [ + ]
- Chords Shapes
- Chords based on scale degrees
- Chord Progressions [ + ]
- Backcycling
- Key fret frequencies
- Key MIDI numbers
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Notes and Key Siganature
Scale notes, degrees and key signature to C# Natural Minor in Lydian mode.
C♯ Natural Minor Scale notes and degrees
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ATonic ( I )
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BSupertonic ( II )
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C♯Mediant ( iii )
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D♯Subdominant ( ivo )
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EDominant ( V )
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F♯Submediant ( vi )
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G♯Leading tone ( vii )
C♯ Natural Minor Scale Key Signature
C♯ Natural Minor scale key signature consists of 4 accidental(s) : C♯ D♯ F♯ G♯
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Scale formula
C♯ Natural Minor in Lydian mode. Scale formula expressed in terms of (H)alf and (W)hole steps.
- A
- W
- B
- W
- C♯
- W
- D♯
- H
- E
- W
- F♯
- W
- G♯
- W
- A
H - (H)alf step (1 note) | W - (W)hole step (2 notes) |
Chromatic scale
Chromatic scale note names for C♯ Natural Minor scale.
A | A♯ | B | C | C♯ | D | D♯ | E | F | F♯ | G | G♯ |
Fretboard
Layout of notes in C♯ Natural Minor scale on the guitar fretboard.
0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 |
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E | F | F♯ | G | G♯ | A | A♯ | B | C | C♯ | D | D♯ | E | F | F♯ | G | G♯ | A | A♯ | B | C | C♯ | D | D♯ |
B | C | C♯ | D | D♯ | E | F | F♯ | G | G♯ | A | A♯ | B | C | C♯ | D | D♯ | E | F | F♯ | G | G♯ | A | A♯ |
G | G♯ | A | A♯ | B | C | C♯ | D | D♯ | E | F | F♯ | G | G♯ | A | A♯ | B | C | C♯ | D | D♯ | E | F | F♯ |
D | D♯ | E | F | F♯ | G | G♯ | A | A♯ | B | C | C♯ | D | D♯ | E | F | F♯ | G | G♯ | A | A♯ | B | C | C♯ |
A | A♯ | B | C | C♯ | D | D♯ | E | F | F♯ | G | G♯ | A | A♯ | B | C | C♯ | D | D♯ | E | F | F♯ | G | G♯ |
E | F | F♯ | G | G♯ | A | A♯ | B | C | C♯ | D | D♯ | E | F | F♯ | G | G♯ | A | A♯ | B | C | C♯ | D | D♯ |
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Positions
Fretboard positions for C# Natural Minor in Lydian mode.
5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
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A 1 | A♯ | B 3 | C | C♯ 4 |
E 1 | F | F♯ 3 | G | G♯ 4 |
C | C♯ 2 | D | D♯ 4 | E |
G | G♯ 2 | A 3 | A♯ | B 4 |
D | D♯ 2 | E 3 | F | F♯ 4 |
A 1 | A♯ | B 3 | C | C♯ 4 |
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7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 |
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B 1 | C | C♯ 3 | D | D♯ 4 |
F♯ 1 | G | G♯ 3 | A 4 | A♯ |
D | D♯ 2 | E 3 | F | F♯ |
A 1 | A♯ | B 3 | C | C♯ 4 |
E 1 | F | F♯ 3 | G | G♯ 4 |
B 1 | C | C♯ 3 | D | D♯ 4 |
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9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 |
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C♯ 1 | D | D♯ 3 | E 4 | F |
G♯ 1 | A 2 | A♯ | B 4 | C |
E 1 | F | F♯ 3 | G | G♯ |
B 1 | C | C♯ 3 | D | D♯ 4 |
F♯ 1 | G | G♯ 3 | A 4 | A♯ |
C♯ 1 | D | D♯ 3 | E 4 | F |
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11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 |
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D♯ 1 | E 2 | F | F♯ 4 | G |
A♯ | B 2 | C | C♯ 4 | D |
F♯ 1 | G | G♯ 3 | A 4 | A♯ |
C♯ 1 | D | D♯ 3 | E 4 | F |
G♯ 1 | A 2 | A♯ | B 4 | C |
D♯ 1 | E 2 | F | F♯ 4 | G |
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0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
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E 1 | F | F♯ 3 | G | G♯ 4 |
B 1 | C | C♯ 3 | D | D♯ 4 |
G | G♯ 2 | A 3 | A♯ | B |
D | D♯ 2 | E 3 | F | F♯ 4 |
A 1 | A♯ | B 3 | C | C♯ 4 |
E 1 | F | F♯ 3 | G | G♯ 4 |
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2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
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F♯ 1 | G | G♯ 3 | A 4 | A♯ |
C♯ 1 | D | D♯ 3 | E 4 | F |
A 1 | A♯ | B 3 | C | C♯ |
E 1 | F | F♯ 3 | G | G♯ 4 |
B 1 | C | C♯ 3 | D | D♯ 4 |
F♯ 1 | G | G♯ 3 | A 4 | A♯ |
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4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 |
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G♯ 1 | A 2 | A♯ | B 4 | C |
D♯ 1 | E 2 | F | F♯ 4 | G |
B 1 | C | C♯ 3 | D | D♯ |
F♯ 1 | G | G♯ 3 | A 4 | A♯ |
C♯ 1 | D | D♯ 3 | E 4 | F |
G♯ 1 | A 2 | A♯ | B 4 | C |
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Guitar Finger Names
1 - Index | 2 - Middle | 3 - Ring | 4 - Pinky |
Intervals
Intervals between two notes in C# Natural Minor scale.
Scale intervals
Intervals for any two of C# Natural Minor in Lydian mode.
A | B | C♯ | D♯ | E | F♯ | G♯ | |
A | U | M2 | M3 | Aug4 | P5 | M6 | M7 |
B | m7 | U | M2 | M3 | P4 | P5 | M6 |
C♯ | m6 | m7 | U | M2 | m3 | P4 | P5 |
D♯ | Dim5 | m6 | m7 | U | m2 | m3 | P4 |
E | P4 | P5 | M6 | M7 | U | M2 | M3 |
F♯ | m3 | P4 | P5 | M6 | m7 | U | M2 |
G♯ | m2 | m3 | P4 | P5 | m6 | m7 | U |
Interval codes
U - Unison | O - Octave |
m2 - minor 2nd | M2 - Major 2nd |
m3 - minor 3rd | M3 - Major 3rd |
Aug4 - Augmented 4th | P4 - Perfect 4th |
Dim5 - Diminished 5th | P5 - Perfect 5th |
m6 - minor 6th | M6 - Major 6th |
m7 - minor 7th | M7 - Major 7th |
Finding an interval's name
In order to find interval name between two notes using the tables below:
- a ) choose a note from the the first column of "Scale Intervals" table,
- b ) choose a note from the first row of "Scale Intervals" table,
- c ) find the cell of intersection for the column and the row your chosen notes are in in "Scale Intervals" table,
- d ) read interval code from the cell,
- e ) decode interval code using "Interval Codes" table (optional).
Interval counts
Counts of intervals found in C# Natural Minor scale.
Interval | U | M2 | m2 | M3 | m3 | Aug4 | P4 | Dim5 | P5 | M6 | m6 | M7 | m7 |
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Count | 7 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
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Pentatonic
Pentatonic for C# Natural Minor in Lydian mode.
C♯ Natural Minor pentatonic consists of the following notes: A,C♯,D♯,E,G♯
0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 |
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E | F | F♯ | G | G♯ | A | A♯ | B | C | C♯ | D | D♯ | E | F | F♯ | G | G♯ | A | A♯ | B | C | C♯ | D | D♯ |
B | C | C♯ | D | D♯ | E | F | F♯ | G | G♯ | A | A♯ | B | C | C♯ | D | D♯ | E | F | F♯ | G | G♯ | A | A♯ |
G | G♯ | A | A♯ | B | C | C♯ | D | D♯ | E | F | F♯ | G | G♯ | A | A♯ | B | C | C♯ | D | D♯ | E | F | F♯ |
D | D♯ | E | F | F♯ | G | G♯ | A | A♯ | B | C | C♯ | D | D♯ | E | F | F♯ | G | G♯ | A | A♯ | B | C | C♯ |
A | A♯ | B | C | C♯ | D | D♯ | E | F | F♯ | G | G♯ | A | A♯ | B | C | C♯ | D | D♯ | E | F | F♯ | G | G♯ |
E | F | F♯ | G | G♯ | A | A♯ | B | C | C♯ | D | D♯ | E | F | F♯ | G | G♯ | A | A♯ | B | C | C♯ | D | D♯ |
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Positions for pentatonic
Postions for pentatonic of C# Natural Minor in Lydian mode.
5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
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A 1 | A♯ | B | C | C♯ 4 |
E 1 | F | F♯ | G | G♯ 4 |
C | C♯ 2 | D | D♯ 4 | E |
G | G♯ 2 | A 3 | A♯ | B |
D | D♯ 2 | E 3 | F | F♯ |
A 1 | A♯ | B | C | C♯ 4 |
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9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 |
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C♯ 1 | D | D♯ 3 | E 4 | F |
G♯ 1 | A 2 | A♯ | B | C |
E 1 | F | F♯ | G | G♯ |
B | C | C♯ 3 | D | D♯ 4 |
F♯ | G | G♯ 3 | A 4 | A♯ |
C♯ 1 | D | D♯ 3 | E 4 | F |
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11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 |
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D♯ 1 | E 2 | F | F♯ | G |
A♯ | B | C | C♯ 4 | D |
F♯ | G | G♯ 3 | A 4 | A♯ |
C♯ 1 | D | D♯ 3 | E 4 | F |
G♯ 1 | A 2 | A♯ | B | C |
D♯ 1 | E 2 | F | F♯ | G |
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0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
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E 1 | F | F♯ | G | G♯ 4 |
B | C | C♯ 3 | D | D♯ 4 |
G | G♯ 2 | A 3 | A♯ | B |
D | D♯ 2 | E 3 | F | F♯ |
A 1 | A♯ | B | C | C♯ 4 |
E 1 | F | F♯ | G | G♯ 4 |
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4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 |
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G♯ 1 | A 2 | A♯ | B | C |
D♯ 1 | E 2 | F | F♯ | G |
B | C | C♯ 3 | D | D♯ |
F♯ | G | G♯ 3 | A 4 | A♯ |
C♯ 1 | D | D♯ 3 | E 4 | F |
G♯ 1 | A 2 | A♯ | B | C |
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Guitar Finger Names
1 - Index | 2 - Middle | 3 - Ring | 4 - Pinky |
Modes
Modes of C# Natural Minor scale (relative to Lydian mode).
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lydian | A | B | C♯ | D♯ | E | F♯ | G♯ |
mixolydian | B | C♯ | D♯ | E | F♯ | G♯ | A |
aeolian | C♯ | D♯ | E | F♯ | G♯ | A | B |
locrian | D♯ | E | F♯ | G♯ | A | B | C♯ |
ionian | E | F♯ | G♯ | A | B | C♯ | D♯ |
dorian | F♯ | G♯ | A | B | C♯ | D♯ | E |
phrygian | G♯ | A | B | C♯ | D♯ | E | F♯ |
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Relative Scale
Relative scale to C# Natural Minor in Lydian mode.
Relative scale to this scale is E Major Aeolian .
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Scale Chords
Various chords for C# Natural Minor scale. Chords in this section are usable with any mode of this scale.
Short name (without a leading note) and number of chords of a given type are given in [] and the () respectively. Major triad names consist of the leading note only, hence no short name is shown for them here.
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Chords Shapes
Chords shapes for chords built on C# Natural Minor scale.
Chord shapes with root note on G, D, A or E string.
Root note on G string
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Major Triad e 1 B 2 G 3 D A E -
Minor Triad e 1 B 2 G 3 D A E -
Diminished e 1 B 3 G 4 D A E -
Suspended 2nd e 1 B 2 G 3 D A E -
Suspended 4th e 1 B 4 G 3 D A E
Root note on D string
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Minor Triad e 3 B 2 G 1 D 4 A E -
Diminished e 3 B 1 G 2 D 4 A E -
Major Triad e 2 B 1 G 3 D 4 A E -
Suspended 2nd e 3 B 2 G 1 D 4 A E -
Suspended 4th e 2 B 1 G 4 D 3 A E -
Major 7th e 1 B 2 G 3 D 4 A E -
Minor 7th e 1 B 3 G 2 D 4 A E -
Dominant 7th e 1 B 2 G 3 D 4 A E -
Half-diminished 7th e 1 B 2 G 3 D 4 A E -
Major 6th e 4 B 2 G 3 D 1 A E -
Minor 6th e 3 B 2 G 4 D 1 A E -
Major 9th e 3 B 4 G 1 D 2 A E -
Minor 9th e 3 B 4 G 1 D 2 A E -
Major add9 e 4 B 1 G 2 D 3 A E -
Minor add9 e 4 B 2 G 1 D 3 A E
Root note on A string
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Minor Triad e 1 B 2 G 3 D 4 A 1 E -
Diminished e