What notes are in the C Natural Minor scale?

C Natural Minor contains C, D, Eb, F, G, Ab, Bb. Its interval pattern from the root is W – H – W – W – H – W – W (W = whole, H = half).

What is the relative major of C minor?

E♭ major — it uses exactly the same notes, starting from a different root.

The diatonic triads are Cm, Ddim, Eb, Fm, Gm, Ab, Bb.

SCALE REFERENCE

C – D – E♭ – F – G – A♭ – B♭1 2 b3 4 5 b6 b7

The plain minor scale — the relative minor of a major key, using the same notes from a different home note.

Notes & degrees

C1D2E♭b3F4G5A♭b6B♭b7

Piano

Guitar & ukulele — every position (frets 0–12)

Root notes are red. The full map of the scale on the guitar neck; the common box patterns are groups of these notes.

The same scale on a ukulele in standard G–C–E–A tuning.

Chords in the key

These are the chords built by stacking scale notes in thirds. Click through for each chord's own diagrams:

Common progressions in C minor

Cm – B♭ – A♭

Cm – Fm – Gm

Cm – A♭ – E♭ – B♭

Hear these and thousands of real songs that use them in the Song Chords Database and the progressions reference.

Other scales on C

Natural Minor on another root

Keep exploring

See the diatonic chords with audio in the Scale & Chord Finder, find where a key sits among the others on the Circle of Fifths, or start the free Cloud Atelier music guides.