# C# major guitar scale

> the bright, resolved sound at the centre of Western music, and the reference every other scale is measured against

## Quick facts

- Root: C#
- Notes: C#, D#, E#, F#, G#, A#, B#
- Degrees: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
- Step formula: W-W-H-W-W-W-H
- Note count: 7
- Best for: Melody, songwriting, everything else
- Enharmonic root: Db

## Diatonic chords

- I: [C#](https://openguitarchords.com/chords/c-sharp)
- ii: [D#m](https://openguitarchords.com/chords#e-flat-minor)
- iii: [E#m](https://openguitarchords.com/chords/f-minor)
- IV: [F#](https://openguitarchords.com/chords/f-sharp)
- V: [G#](https://openguitarchords.com/chords/a-flat)
- vi: [A#m](https://openguitarchords.com/chords#b-flat-minor)
- vii°: [B#dim](https://openguitarchords.com/chords/diminished-chords#c-diminished)

Canonical page: https://openguitarchords.com/scales/c-sharp-major