C♯ major pentatonic scale
5 sharps: C♯ D♯ E♯ G♯ A♯ · pattern W–W–W+H–W–W+H
C♯ – D♯ – E♯ – G♯ – A♯
Step patternWWW+HWW+H
About this scale
Five notes, no half steps: the major scale without its 4th and 7th. With nothing to clash, any note sounds good over the I chord — the reason it’s everywhere in folk, country and pop melodies.
Relative key: A♯ minor pentatonic.
Other C♯ scales
C♯ majorC♯ natural minorC♯ harmonic minorC♯ melodic minorC♯ minor pentatonicC♯ bluesC♯ DorianC♯ Mixolydian
Major pentatonic scale in other keys
Questions
What are the notes of the C♯ major pentatonic scale?
C♯, D♯, E♯, G♯, A♯.
How many sharps or flats are in C♯ major pentatonic scale?
5: C♯, D♯, E♯, G♯, A♯.
What is the step pattern of the major pentatonic scale?
W–W–W+H–W–W+H, where W is a whole step (two keys) and H is a half step (the next key). Start that pattern on C♯ to get this scale.
What is the relative minor of C♯ major pentatonic?
A♯ minor pentatonic. Both scales use the same notes but start on a different tonic.