C Minor Scale
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Notes in C Minor
C
D
Eb
F
G
Ab
Bb
A dramatic, dark key with three flats. Beethoven used it famously. Common in classical, metal, and intense pop tracks.
Open C Minor in the Key Finder →Find songs in C Minor
Select notes on the interactive piano at showkeys and the tool will match all major and minor scales that contain those notes — narrowing down to C Minor as you add more melody notes. You can also tap Spacebar to detect the BPM of the song while you work.
How to use C Minor in showkeys
- Open the key finder preloaded with C Minor.
- Click or tap piano keys to hear the notes of the scale.
- Switch to Auto mode to enter melody notes and see all matching scales.
- Tap Spacebar in time with the beat to detect the song's BPM.
Relative scale
The relative major of C Minor is C Major — it shares the same notes but starts on a different root, giving it a brighter, more uplifting character.