C Chromatic Scale (All notes) on Piano

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

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)
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