C Harmonic Minor Scale — Guitar
C Harmonic Minor on guitar: notes C, D, Eb, F, G, Ab, B — free scale chart, no sign-up. Natural minor with a raised 7th, closing the gap to the octave with a distinctive step-and-a-half between b6 and 7 — common in classical, metal, and Middle Eastern-leaning styles.
Guitar · 6-string, tuned low to high: E, A, D, G, B, e. 24 frets.
- E string: fret 1 F (4), fret 3 G (5), fret 4 Ab (flat 6), fret 7 B (7), fret 8 C (root), fret 10 D (2), fret 11 Eb (flat 3), fret 13 F (4), fret 15 G (5), fret 16 Ab (flat 6), fret 19 B (7), fret 20 C (root), fret 22 D (2), fret 23 Eb (flat 3).
- A string: fret 2 B (7), fret 3 C (root), fret 5 D (2), fret 6 Eb (flat 3), fret 8 F (4), fret 10 G (5), fret 11 Ab (flat 6), fret 14 B (7), fret 15 C (root), fret 17 D (2), fret 18 Eb (flat 3), fret 20 F (4), fret 22 G (5), fret 23 Ab (flat 6).
- D string: fret 0 D (2), fret 1 Eb (flat 3), fret 3 F (4), fret 5 G (5), fret 6 Ab (flat 6), fret 9 B (7), fret 10 C (root), fret 12 D (2), fret 13 Eb (flat 3), fret 15 F (4), fret 17 G (5), fret 18 Ab (flat 6), fret 21 B (7), fret 22 C (root), fret 24 D (2).
- G string: fret 0 G (5), fret 1 Ab (flat 6), fret 4 B (7), fret 5 C (root), fret 7 D (2), fret 8 Eb (flat 3), fret 10 F (4), fret 12 G (5), fret 13 Ab (flat 6), fret 16 B (7), fret 17 C (root), fret 19 D (2), fret 20 Eb (flat 3), fret 22 F (4), fret 24 G (5).
- B string: fret 0 B (7), fret 1 C (root), fret 3 D (2), fret 4 Eb (flat 3), fret 6 F (4), fret 8 G (5), fret 9 Ab (flat 6), fret 12 B (7), fret 13 C (root), fret 15 D (2), fret 16 Eb (flat 3), fret 18 F (4), fret 20 G (5), fret 21 Ab (flat 6), fret 24 B (7).
- e string: fret 1 F (4), fret 3 G (5), fret 4 Ab (flat 6), fret 7 B (7), fret 8 C (root), fret 10 D (2), fret 11 Eb (flat 3), fret 13 F (4), fret 15 G (5), fret 16 Ab (flat 6), fret 19 B (7), fret 20 C (root), fret 22 D (2), fret 23 Eb (flat 3).
Notes in the C harmonic minor scale
The C harmonic minor scale contains 7 notes: C, D, Eb, F, G, Ab, B. Its scale degrees are R · 2 · b3 · 4 · 5 · b6 · 7.
| Degree | Note |
|---|---|
| R | C |
| 2 | D |
| b3 | Eb |
| 4 | F |
| 5 | G |
| b6 | Ab |
| 7 | B |
C harmonic minor on guitar
Open this scale in ScaleSpace to see every one of those notes mapped across the fretboard, with the roots marked and each note labelled by name or scale degree. You can hear any note, overlay a second scale to see which notes the two share, switch to an alternate tuning, and export a printable PDF.