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How to Play the C# / Db Major Scale on Guitar

C# / Db Major Scale Overview

C# / Db Major Scale Notes & Degrees

C# (Tonic) - D# (Supertonic) - F (Mediant) - F# (Subdominant) - G# (Dominant) - A# (Submediant) - C (Leading Tone)

Intervals

W-W-H-W-W-W-H, or in semitones, 2-2-1-2-2-2-1

Formula with Chords

I (C#) - ii (D#m) - iii (Fm) - IV (F#) - V (G#) - vi (A#m) - vii° (Cdim)

Famous Songs That Use the C# / Db Major Scale

  • 'Empire State of Mind' by Jay-Z feat. Alicia Keys
  • 'Hello' by Adele
  • 'If I Ain't Got You' by Alicia Keys
  • 'Praying' by Kesha
  • 'Fantasy' by Mariah Carey

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