C Harmonic Major Scale
The C Harmonic Major scale contains 7 notes: C, D, E, F, G, A♭, B.
C Harmonic Major scale on the piano
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- Scale type
- Harmonic Major
- Number of notes
- 7
- Formel
- W–W–H–W–H–W+H–H
What is the Harmonic Major scale?
Harmonic major is the major scale with a lowered sixth. It borrows the flat sixth from the parallel minor, which is what gives the scale its bittersweet quality, and it fits naturally over major chords with a minor subdominant.
C Harmonic Major is a scale, not a key. It has no key signature of its own — music that uses it is normally written in the key signature of its parent scale, with any extra accidentals added as they occur.
Scale degrees of C Harmonic Major
| Trinn | Note | Intervall | Semitones |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | C | P1 | 0 |
| 2 | D | M2 | 2 |
| 3 | E | M3 | 4 |
| 4 | F | P4 | 5 |
| 5 | G | P5 | 7 |
| 6 | A♭ | m6 | 8 |
| 7 | B | M7 | 11 |
Chords in C Harmonic Major
These are the triads built on each degree of C Harmonic Major using only notes from the scale.
Other scales on C
Every scale type that starts on C, for comparison.
Harmonic Major in every key
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What notes are in the C Harmonic Major scale?
The C Harmonic Major scale has 7 notes: C, D, E, F, G, A♭, B.
What is the formula for the C Harmonic Major scale?
The C Harmonic Major scale follows the step pattern W–W–H–W–H–W+H–H, where H is a half step and W is a whole step.
What chords are in the C Harmonic Major scale?
The triads built from the C Harmonic Major scale are C, Ddim, Em, Fm, G, A♭aug, Bdim.
