Western · Tension · movement
Chromatic Scale
All twelve notes of Western music in a single ascending line. The chromatic scale is rarely a tonal centre of its own; instead it is the source of passing tones, tension and colour that connect the notes of every other scale.
Open the interactive Chromatic scale →On the piano keyboard
Chromatic scale shown on C
RootScale tone
Chromatic scale — degrees on C
Shown on root C — the same interval pattern applies in every key.
| Degree | Note | Interval | Arabic solfège |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | C | 1 | دو |
| 2 | C# | b2 | دو دييز |
| 3 | D | 2 | ري |
| 4 | Eb | b3 | مي بيمول |
| 5 | E | 3 | مي |
| 6 | F | 4 | فا |
| 7 | F# | b5 | فا دييز |
| 8 | G | 5 | صول |
| 9 | Ab | b6 | لا بيمول |
| 10 | A | 6 | لا |
| 11 | Bb | b7 | سي بيمول |
| 12 | B | 7 | سي |
| 13 | C | 8 | دو (octave) |
Interval formula
1 b2 2 b3 3 4 b5 5 b6 6 b7 7
Chromatic scale in every key
| Key | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9th | 10th | 11th | 12th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C | C | C# | D | Eb | E | F | F# | G | Ab | A | Bb | B |
The chromatic scale contains all twelve notes, so it is identical in every key.