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":
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 |
| C | C# | D | D# | E | F | F# | G | G# | A | A# | B |
| C# | D | D# | E | F | F# | G | G# | A | A# | B | C |
| D | D# | E | F | F# | G | G# | A | A# | B | C | C# |
| D# | E | F | F# | G | G# | A | A# | B | C | C# | D |
| E | F | F# | G | G# | A | A# | B | C | C# | D | D# |
| F | F# | G | G# | A | A# | B | C | C# | D | D# | E |
| F# | G | G# | A | A# | B | C | C# | D | D# | E | F |
| G | G# | A | A# | B | C | C# | D | D# | E | F | F# |
| G# | A | A# | B | C | C# | D | D# | E | F | F# | G |
| A | A# | B | C | C# | D | D# | E | F | F# | G | G# |
| A# | B | C | C# | D | D# | E | F | F# | G | G# | A |
Example of Chromatic Scale
Common Music Scale
| Solfège | |
| Major | Do Re Mi Fa So La Ti Do |
| Harmonic Minor | La Ti Do Re Mi Fa Si(#) La |
| Melodic Minor (A) | La Ti Do Re Mi Fi(#) Si(#) La |
| Melodic Minor (D) | La So Fa Mi Re Do Ti La |
| Natural Minor | La Ti Do Re Mi Fa So La |
| Pentatonic | Do Re Mi So La |
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