C-sharp major

C-sharp major is a <a href="/facts/Major_scale/WtnkhIgv">major scale</a> based on <a href="/facts/C%E2%99%AF_(musical_note)/JbqHdRr0">C♯</a>, consisting of the pitches C♯, <a href="/facts/D%E2%99%AF_(musical_note)/bKYazWEs">D♯</a>, <a href="/facts/E%E2%99%AF_(musical_note)/6t4SySvR">E♯</a>, <a href="/facts/F%E2%99%AF_(musical_note)/Ypg01JWg">F♯</a>, <a href="/facts/G%E2%99%AF_(musical_note)/YRAM6mfo">G♯</a>, <a href="/facts/A%E2%99%AF_(musical_note)/mFB5d07P">A♯</a>, and <a href="/facts/C_(musical_note)/FdvRz0zL">B♯</a>. Its <a href="/facts/Key_signature/Pz4Gkn9N">key signature</a> has seven <a href="/facts/Sharp_(music)/dUgIJtHX">sharps</a>. Its <a href="/facts/Relative_key/tzMfs5bS">relative minor</a> is <a href="/facts/A-sharp_minor/vDywpnfx">A-sharp minor</a> (or <a href="/facts/Enharmonic/lSwDb7JN">enharmonically</a> <a href="/facts/B-flat_minor/NLJSNXGy">B-flat minor</a>), its <a href="/facts/Parallel_key/5gWFtR2U">parallel minor</a> is <a href="/facts/C-sharp_minor/YzqQNw00">C-sharp minor</a>, and its enharmonic equivalence is <a href="/facts/D-flat_major/9kMbeHvT">D-flat major</a>.
The C-sharp major scale is:

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Changes needed for the melodic and harmonic versions of the scale are written in with accidentals as necessary. The C-sharp <a href="/facts/Harmonic_major_scale/mjSFrdEs">harmonic major</a> and <a href="/facts/Melodic_major_scale/XnxwMAGH">melodic major scales</a> are:

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A <a href="/facts/Harp/FhRqeCDf">harp</a> tuned to C-sharp major has all its pedals in the bottom position. Because all the strings are then pinched and shortened, this is the least resonant key for the instrument.

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C-sharp major