C# Natural Minor — diatonic chords

The natural minor scale. Dark, melancholic sound.

7 chords · one per scale degree

Diatonic triads

Chord details

Degree	Numeral	Chord	Quality
1	i	C#m	Minor
2	ii°	D#°	Diminished
3	III	E	Major
4	iv	F#m	Minor
5	v	G#m	Minor
6	VI	A	Major
7	VII	B	Major

Natural Minor in other keys

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

Scale diagram

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Other scales in C#

C# Major C# Harmonic Minor C# Melodic Minor C# Dorian C# Phrygian C# Lydian

About the C# Natural Minor scale's harmony

The C# Natural Minor scale produces the following diatonic triads: C#m, D#°, E, F#m, G#m, A, B. These chords all use only the notes of the C# Natural Minor scale. The Roman numerals (i–ii°–III–iv–v–VI–VII) show the function of each chord within the key.