C# Minor Scale

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Notes in C# Minor

C# D# E F# G# A B

A tense, searching key with four sharps. Common in romantic piano music (Beethoven's "Moonlight Sonata").

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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

  1. Open the key finder preloaded with C# Minor.
  2. Click or tap piano keys to hear the notes of the scale.
  3. Switch to Auto mode to enter melody notes and see all matching scales.
  4. Tap Spacebar in time with the beat to detect the song's BPM.

Relative scale

The relative major of C# Minor is Db Major — it shares the same notes but starts on a different root, giving it a brighter, more uplifting character.

Other minor scales

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