How to play the C Chromatic guitar scale

The C Chromatic scale is a chromatic scale which means it has the following definition:

R b2 2 b3 3 4 #4 5 b6 6 b7 7

The Chromatic scale is a scale made up of 'all the notes' between the root note and its octave. This means there are twelve notes in the chromatic scale.

Which notes are in the C Chromatic guitar scale?

The notes in the C Chromatic scale are:

C Db D Eb E F F# G Ab A Bb B C

There are 12 notes in the scale with 4 flats and 1 sharp.

What are the intervals in the C Chromatic Guitar Scale?

The scale definition for the C Chromatic guitar scale is R b2 2 b3 3 4 #4 5 b6 6 b7 7 which means that the interval formula for the scale in semitones is:

1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1

You can also write this as note intervals:

Semitone Semitone Semitone Semitone Semitone Semitone Semitone Semitone Semitone Semitone Semitone Semitone

The C Chromatic Guitar Scale on the fretboard

Let's take a look at C Chromatic on the guitar fretboard. Here is the scale across the entire fretboard:

C Chromatic Guitar Scale Recap

Here is a quick recap of all the information about the C Chromatic covered in this page:

• The C Chromatic Scale is a chromatic scale.

• The definition of the C Chromatic scale is: R b2 2 b3 3 4 #4 5 b6 6 b7 7

• The notes in the C Chromatic guitar scale are: C Db D Eb E F F# G Ab A Bb B C

• The interval formula for the C Chromatic scale is: 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1

• The note intervals in the C Chromatic scale are: Semitone Semitone Semitone Semitone Semitone Semitone Semitone Semitone Semitone Semitone Semitone Semitone