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C♯ Harmonic Minor Scale
Natural minor with a raised 7th — the exotic, classical/neoclassical minor.
On the keyboard
Green marks the root. Fingering is shown for the major scales, where the standard is settled; for this scale teachers genuinely differ, so start from the major-scale fingering in the same key and adjust to your hand.
The notes
C♯1
D♯2
E♭3
F♯4
G♯5
A♭6
B7
The chords inside it
Stack every other note of the scale and these seven chords fall out. Nobody chose them — they are a consequence of the spacing. Tap one to hear it.