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Scale

C minor scale

The C minor scale has 7 notes: C, D, E♭, F, G, A♭, B♭. Hear it, see it on the keyboard and find the chords that belong to it.

C1
D2
E♭♭3
F4
G5
A♭♭6
B♭♭7
Steps: W H W W H W W

Key signature

3 flats: B♭, E♭, A♭

Related keys

Relative major: E♭ majorParallel major: C majorDominant key: G minorSubdominant key: F minor

Chords in C minor

iCmii°DdimIIIE♭ivFmvGmVIA♭VIIB♭
i7Cm7iiø7Dm7♭5IIImaj7E♭maj7iv7Fm7v7Gm7VImaj7A♭maj7VII7B♭7

Roman numerals show each chord's degree in the key. Upper-case is major, lower-case minor, ° diminished.

Other scales on C

C majorC harmonic minorC melodic minorC dorianC mixolydianC major pentatonicC minor pentatonicC blues

About the minor scale

The minor scale, also called natural minor or Aeolian mode, follows the pattern W H W W H W W. It shares its notes and key signature with the relative major a minor third higher. Melodies in minor often raise the 7th (harmonic minor) or the 6th and 7th on the way up (melodic minor).

Use the Scale & Chord Finder to look up any other root or mode.