The C# Minor (Aeolian) Scale

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The C# minor scale — also called C# Aeolian — contains the notes C#, D#, E, F#, G#, A, and B.

• C#
• D#
• E
• F#
• G#
• A
• B

Its diatonic chords are i (C#m), ii° (D#dim), III (E), iv (F#m), v (G#m), VI (A), and VII (B).

• i C#m
• ii° D#dim
• III E
• iv F#m
• v G#m
• VI A
• VII B

The natural minor scale — known in modal terms as Aeolian — is the default minor sound, melancholic and introspective. It shares all its notes with its relative major but centres them a minor third lower.

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