The C♯ Major scale contains the notes C♯, D♯, E♯, F♯, G♯, A♯, and B♯. It’s rarely used in standard notation but useful for theory and keyboard work. Its relative minor is A♯ minor, which is enharmonically equivalent to B♭ minor, a scale featured separately on this site. Below are five C♯ Major scale positions.
Fretboard Position 1
e|--------------------------------|-------------------8--[9]-| B|--------------------------------|------------9--11---------| G|--------------------------------|-8--10--11----------------| D|--------------------8--10--[11]-|--------------------------| A|----------8--9--11--------------|--------------------------| E|-[9]--11------------------------|--------------------------|
Fretboard Position 2
e|----------------------------------|--------------------------11-| B|----------------------------------|------------11--13--[14]-----| G|----------------------------------|-----11--13------------------| D|-------------------------[11]--13-|-15--------------------------| A|-------------11--13--15-----------|-----------------------------| E|-11--13--14-----------------------|-----------------------------|
Fretboard Position 3
e|----------------------------------|---------------------------13-| B|----------------------------------|-------------13--[14]--16-----| G|----------------------------------|-----13--15-------------------| D|---------------------------13--15-|-16---------------------------| A|-------------13--15--[16]---------|------------------------------| E|-13--14--16-----------------------|------------------------------|
Fretboard Position 4
e|--------------------------|------------------2--4-| B|--------------------------|------------4--6-------| G|--------------------------|-3--5--[6]-------------| D|------------------3--4--6-|-----------------------| A|-------3--[4]--6----------|-----------------------| E|-4--6---------------------|-----------------------|
Fretboard Position 5
e|--------------------------|---------------------6-| B|--------------------------|------------6--7--9----| G|--------------------------|----[6]--8-------------| D|---------------------6--8-|-10--------------------| A|------------6--8--9-------|-----------------------| E|-6--8--[9]----------------|-----------------------|
Solo Over These Chords
- C# major, D# minor, E# minor (F minor), F# major, G# major, A# minor, B# diminished