Also written D♭ Major — the same pitches spelled the other way.
The reference scale of Western music — bright, resolved, and the yardstick every other scale is described against.
| Notes | C#, D#, E#, F#, G#, A#, B# |
|---|---|
| Steps | W – W – H – W – W – W – H (W = whole, H = half) |
| Also called | Ionian |
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.
| Degree | Triad | 7th chord |
|---|---|---|
| I | C♯ | C♯maj7 |
| ii | D♯m | D♯m7 |
| iii | E♯m | E♯m7 |
| IV | F♯ | F♯maj7 |
| V | G♯ | G♯7 |
| vi | A♯m | A♯m7 |
| vii° | B♯dim | B♯m7♭5 |
These are the chords built by stacking scale notes in thirds. Click through for each chord's own diagrams:
C♯ – G♯ – A♯m – F♯
C♯ – F♯ – G♯
D♯m – G♯ – C♯
A♯m – F♯ – C♯ – G♯
Hear these and thousands of real songs that use them in the Song Chords Database and the progressions reference.
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.