How to play the C# Major guitar scale

The C# Major scale is a major scale which means it has the following definition:

R 2 3 4 5 6 7

Which notes are in the C# Major guitar scale?

The notes in the C# Major scale are:

C# D# E# F# G# A# B# C#

There are 7 notes in the scale with no flats and 7 sharps.

What are the intervals in the C# Major Guitar Scale?

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

2 2 1 2 2 2 1

You can also write this as note intervals:

Tone Tone Semitone Tone Tone Tone Semitone

The C# Major Guitar Scale on the fretboard

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

C# Major Guitar Scale Recap

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

• The C# Major Scale is a major scale.

• The definition of the C# Major scale is: R 2 3 4 5 6 7

• The notes in the C# Major guitar scale are: C# D# E# F# G# A# B# C#

• The interval formula for the C# Major scale is: 2 2 1 2 2 2 1

• The note intervals in the C# Major scale are: Tone Tone Semitone Tone Tone Tone Semitone