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{{short description|Minor key and scale based on C-sharp}}

{{Infobox musical scale

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The C-sharp [[natural minor scale]] is:

:{{block indent|<score sound="1"> {raw>

\header { tagline = ##f }

\omit Score.TimeSignature \relative c' {

scale = \relative b { \key cis \minor \omit Score.TimeSignature

\key cis \minor \time 7/4 cis^"Natural minor scale" dis e fis gis a b cis b a gis fis e dis cis2

cis^"C♯ natural minor scale" dis e fis gis a b cis b a gis fis e dis cis2 \clef F \key cis \minor }

\score { { << \cadenzaOn \scale \context NoteNames \scale >> } \layout { } \midi { } }

} }

</score>}}

Changes needed for the melodic and harmonic versions of the scale are written in with accidentals as necessary. The C-sharp [[Harmonic minor scale|harmonic minor]] and [[melodic minor scale]]s are:

Changes needed for the melodic and harmonic versions of the scale are written in with accidentals as necessary. The C-sharp [[Harmonic minor scale|harmonic minor]] and [[melodic minor scale]]s are:

:<score sound="1"> {

\omit Score.TimeSignature \relative c' {

\key cis \minor \time 7/4 cis^"Harmonic minor scale" dis e fis gis a bis cis bis a gis fis e dis cis2

} }

</score>

:{{block indent|<score sound="1"> {raw>

\header { tagline = ##f }

\omit Score.TimeSignature \relative c' {

scale = \relative b { \key cis \minor \omit Score.TimeSignature

\key cis \minor \time 7/4 cis^"Melodic minor scale (ascending and descending)" dis e fis gis ais bis cis b? a? gis fis e dis cis2

\key cis \minor \time 7/4 cis^"NaturalC♯ harmonic minor scale" dis e fis gis a bbis cis bbis! a gis fis e dis cis2 \clef F \key cis \minor }

} }

\score { { << \cadenzaOn \scale \context NoteNames \scale >> } \layout { } \midi { } }

</score>

</score>}}

{{block indent|<score sound raw>

\header { tagline = ##f }

scale = \relative b { \key cis \minor \omit Score.TimeSignature

\key cis \minor \time 7/4 cis^"HarmonicC♯ melodic minor scale" dis e fis gis aais bis cis bisb? a? gis fis e dis cis2 \clef F \key cis \minor }

\score { { << \cadenzaOn \scale \context NoteNames \scale >> } \layout { } \midi { } }

</score>}}

Its [[relative key|relative major]] is [[E major]]. Its [[parallel key|parallel major]], [[C-sharp major]], is usually written instead as the enharmonic key of [[D-flat major]], since C-sharp major’s key signature with seven sharps is not normally used. Its enharmonic equivalent, [[D-flat minor]], having eight flats including the B{{music|doubleflat}}, has a similar problem. Therefore, C-sharp minor is often used as the parallel minor for D-flat major. (The same enharmonic situation occurs with the keys of [[A-flat major]] and [[G-sharp minor]], and in some cases, with the keys of [[G-flat major]] and [[F-sharp minor]].)

==Scale degree chords==

*The [[Tonicscale (music)|'''Tonic'''degree]] –chords of C-sharp minor are:

* '''[[SupertonicTonic (music)|Tonic]]''' – [[Diminished triad|DC-sharp diminished]]minor

* '''[[MediantSupertonic]]''' – [[EDiminished majortriad|D-sharp diminished]]

* '''[[SubdominantMediant]]''' – [[F-sharpE minormajor]]

* [[Dominant (music)|'''Dominant'''Subdominant]] – [[GF-sharp minor]]

* '''[[SubmediantDominant (music)|Dominant]]''' – [[AG-sharp majorminor]]

* '''[[SubtonicSubmediant]]''' – [[BA major]]

* [[Subtonic]] – [[B major]]

==Classical music in this key==

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==Notable songs==

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== See also ==

* [[Key (music)]]

* [[Major and minor]]

* [[Chord (music)]]

* [[Chord notation]]

* [[D flat minor]]

== References ==