C Sharp Major Scale Guitar Tabs – 5 Positions

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

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