Chromatic Scale

All twelve notes in sequential order

The chromatic scale consists of 12 semitones in sequence order. The notes after the 13th are an octave higher (or lower).

The following table shows the notes in each chromatic scale (ascending). Among them, "1" is the first note, and the chromatic scale is named according to the first note, such as "Chromatic scale starting on C":

123456789101112
CC#DD#EFF#GG#AA#B
C#DD#EFF#GG#AA#BC
DD#EFF#GG#AA#BCC#
D#EFF#GG#AA#BCC#D
EFF#GG#AA#BCC#DD#
FF#GG#AA#BCC#DD#E
F#GG#AA#BCC#DD#EF
GG#AA#BCC#DD#EFF#
G#AA#BCC#DD#EFF#G
AA#BCC#DD#EFF#GG#
A#BCC#DD#EFF#GG#A

Example of Chromatic Scale

8 Levels of the Chromatic Scale

Writer: Frankie Chan