Diatonic Chords of C Sharp Minor Scale

How to form diatonic chords of C sharp minor scale?

C Sharp Minor Scale

C♯ – D♯ – E – F♯ – G♯ – A – B – C♯ are the notes of the C sharp minor scale.

Diatonic chords are formed by stacking two generic third notes above each scale note.

C Sharp Minor Diatonic Chords

These are the seven minor scale diatonic chords that come from the C sharp minor scale.

Each diatonic chord is labelled with a roman numeral number.

i, iiº, III, iv, v, VI, VII

We use uppercase roman numeral numbers to represent major chords, lowercase to represent minor chords, uppercase with a small plus sign to represent augmented chords, and lowercase with a small circle to represent diminished chords.

1, 4 and 5 chords in natural minor will always be minor chords. 3, 6 and 7 chords in natural minor scale will always be major chords. 2 chord in natural minor scale will always be diminished chord. A different pattern applies to harmonic minor: i iiº III+ iv V VI viiº and melodic minor: i ii III+ IV V viº viiº

There are a total of 13 minor scale diatonic chords that harmonize the C sharp minor scale. (7 in natural minor, 3 in harmonic minor and 3 more in melodic minor)

The seven diatonic chords in the C sharp natural minor key are:

i — C Sharp minor chord ( C♯ – E – G♯ )
iiº — D Sharp diminished chord ( D♯ – F♯ – A )
III — E major chord ( E – G♯ – B )
iv — F Sharp minor chord ( F♯ – A – C♯ )
v — G Sharp minor chord ( G♯ – B – D♯ )
VI — A major chord ( A – C♯ – E )
VII — B major chord ( B – D♯ – F♯ )

The three diatonic chords in the C sharp harmonic minor are:

III+ — E augmented chord ( E – G♯ – B♯ )
V — G Sharp major chord ( G♯ – B♯ – D♯ )
viiº — B sharp diminished chord ( B♯ – D♯ – F♯ ) same as C diminished chord ( C – E♭ – G♭ )

The three diatonic chords in the C sharp melodic minor are:

ii — D Sharp minor chord ( D♯ – F♯ – A♯ )
IV — F Sharp major chord ( F♯ – A♯ – C♯ )
viº — A sharp diminished chord ( A♯ – C♯ – E )

Other Minor Scale Diatonic Chords

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