C Major Blues Scale on Piano
Here you can learn how to play the Major Blues Scale in the key of C on the Piano. As well as the scale notes, degrees and patterns of the C Major Blues Scale, where available we also provide suggested Piano fingerings. In the Piano view below, you can display the notes of the C Major Blues Scale mapped out onto the Piano keyboard and switch between the notes, degrees, intervals or, if we have them, suggested Piano fingerings.
Notes Ascending
C, D, E♭, E, G, A, C
Notes Descending
C, A, G, E, E♭, D, C
Notation Ascending
Notation Descending
Pattern Ascending
T, S, S, TS, T, TS
S = Semitone, T = Tone (2 Semitones)
Pattern Descending
TS, T, TS, S, S, T
S = Semitone, T = Tone (2 Semitones)
Degrees Ascending
| Note | Number | Name |
|---|---|---|
| C | 1 | Tonic |
| D | 2 | Supertonic |
| E♭ | ♭3 | Mediant |
| E | 3 | Mediant |
| G | 5 | Dominant |
| A | 6 | Submediant |
| C | 8 | Tonic (Octave) |
Degrees Descending
| Note | Number | Name |
|---|---|---|
| C | 8 | Tonic (Octave) |
| A | 6 | Submediant |
| G | 5 | Dominant |
| E | 3 | Mediant |
| E♭ | ♭3 | Mediant |
| D | 2 | Supertonic |
| C | 1 | Tonic |
Intervals Ascending
| Notes | Semitones | Interval |
|---|---|---|
| C > C | 0 | Perfect Unison (P1) |
| C > D | 2 | Major 2nd (M2) |
| C > E♭ | 3 | minor 3rd (m3) |
| C > E | 4 | Major 3rd (M3) |
| C > G | 7 | Perfect 5th (P5) |
| C > A | 9 | Major 6th (M6) |
| C > C | 12 | Perfect Octave (P8) |
Intervals Descending
| Notes | Semitones | Interval |
|---|---|---|
| C > C | 0 | Perfect Unison (P1) |
| C > A | 3 | minor 3rd (m3) |
| C > G | 5 | Perfect 4th (P4) |
| C > E | 8 | minor 6th (m6) |
| C > E♭ | 9 | Major 6th (M6) |
| C > D | 10 | minor 7th (m7) |
| C > C | 12 | Perfect Octave (P8) |
Chords related to C Major Blues Scale
Related Triads
The related chords cannot be built using the notes of C Major Blues Scale alone so they have been substituted with the chords of the C Major Scale. The chords are in degree order and shown in Roman numerals (lowercase = minor/diminished, uppercase = Major/Augmented).
I Chord - C Majorii Chord - D Minoriii Chord - E MinorIV Chord - F MajorV Chord - G MajorMore of C Major Blues Scale
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