C Chromatic Scale (All notes) on Mandolin

Here you can learn how to play the Chromatic Scale (All notes) in the key of C on the Mandolin. As well as the scale notes, degrees and patterns of the C Chromatic Scale (All notes), where available we also provide suggested Mandolin fingerings. In the Mandolin view below, you can display the notes of the C Chromatic Scale (All notes) mapped out onto the Mandolin fretboard and switch between the notes, degrees, intervals or, if we have them, suggested Mandolin fingerings.

Notes Ascending

C, C♯, D, D♯, E, F, F♯, G, G♯, A, A♯, B, C

Notes Descending

C, B, A♯, A, G♯, G, F♯, F, E, D♯, D, C♯, C

Pattern Ascending

S, S, S, S, S, S, S, S, S, S, S

S = Semitone, T = Tone (2 Semitones)

Pattern Descending

S, S, S, S, S, S, S, S, S, S, S

S = Semitone, T = Tone (2 Semitones)

Intervals Ascending

NotesSemitonesInterval
C > C0Perfect Unison (P1)
C > C♯1minor 2nd (m2)
C > D2Major 2nd (M2)
C > D♯3minor 3rd (m3)
C > E4Major 3rd (M3)
C > F5Perfect 4th (P4)
C > F♯6Diminished 5th (d5 or Tritone)
C > G7Perfect 5th (P5)
C > G♯8minor 6th (m6)
C > A9Major 6th (M6)
C > A♯10minor 7th (m7)
C > B11Major 7th (M7)
C > C12Perfect Octave (P8)

Intervals Descending

NotesSemitonesInterval
C > C0Perfect Unison (P1)
C > B1minor 2nd (m2)
C > A♯2Major 2nd (M2)
C > A3minor 3rd (m3)
C > G♯4Major 3rd (M3)
C > G5Perfect 4th (P4)
C > F♯6Diminished 5th (d5 or Tritone)
C > F7Perfect 5th (P5)
C > E8minor 6th (m6)
C > D♯9Major 6th (M6)
C > D10minor 7th (m7)
C > C♯11Major 7th (M7)
C > C12Perfect Octave (P8)
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