C Chromatic Scale (All notes)

The C Chromatic Scale does not have a Major or minor quality because all the notes are an equidistant one semitone apart. As a result there are no distinct intervalic differences, regardless of key, and so the C Chromatic Scale is considered atonal or, lacking a tonal center. The C Chromatic Scale contains all twelve available notes within an octave, C, C, D, D, E, E, F, G, G, A, A, B.

Below you will find the C Chromatic Scale (All notes) notes, notation, patterns, degrees, intervals and more. You can also opt to see the C Chromatic Scale (All notes) on your preferred instrument.

Notes Ascending

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

Notes Descending

C, B, A, A, G, G, F, E, 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 > C1minor 2nd (m2)
C > D2Major 2nd (M2)
C > D3minor 3rd (m3)
C > E4Major 3rd (M3)
C > E5Perfect 4th (P4)
C > F6Diminished 5th (d5 or Tritone)
C > G7Perfect 5th (P5)
C > G8minor 6th (m6)
C > A9Major 6th (M6)
C > A10minor 7th (m7)
C > B11Major 7th (M7)
C > C12Perfect Octave (P8)

Intervals Descending

NotesSemitonesInterval
C > C0Perfect Unison (P1)
C > B1minor 2nd (m2)
C > A2Major 2nd (M2)
C > A3minor 3rd (m3)
C > G4Major 3rd (M3)
C > G5Perfect 4th (P4)
C > F6Diminished 5th (d5 or Tritone)
C > E7Perfect 5th (P5)
C > E8minor 6th (m6)
C > D9Major 6th (M6)
C > D10minor 7th (m7)
C > C11Major 7th (M7)
C > C12Perfect Octave (P8)

Scales related to C Chromatic Scale (All notes)

Enharmonic Equivalent Scale

Scale with the same root and notes as the C Chromatic Scale (All notes) but different spelling.

B Chromatic Scale (All notes)

Learn to Play C Chromatic Scale (All notes)

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