Read one-octave chromatic scales from C and G, including white-key half steps and alternative note spellings.
C – C♯ – D – D♯ – E – F – F♯ – G – G♯ – A – A♯ – B – C
Direction: Ascending · C4 → C5 · Semitone movement: 1 – 1 – 1 – 1 – 1 – 1 – 1 – 1 – 1 – 1 – 1 – 1
Ascending sharp spelling directly matches source.
Berklee pitch collection plus Open Music Theory adjacent-half-step definition and spelling guidance
| Notes | C4 | C♯4 | D4 | D♯4 | E4 | F4 | F♯4 | G4 | G♯4 | A4 | A♯4 | B4 | C5 |
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Notes only - fingering is not available for this form, hand, direction and one-octave range.
Current collection: one-octave C and G chromatic reference sequences. Unknown fingering remains notes-only and is never copied from the previous selection.
Select every note used in C chromatic, ascending. This question checks the note set; octave and order do not matter.
Chosen: None
Attempt open · unassisted
C - C♯ - D - D♯ - E - F - F♯ - G - G♯ - A - A♯ - B. Octave and order are not scored in this question.
C4 - C♯4 - D4 - D♯4 - E4 - F4 - F♯4 - G4 - G♯4 - A4 - A♯4 - B4 - C5
This guide does not listen to your piano. Completion is self-reported. The staff is a pitch reference; the pulse controls timing.
Practice tempo: 60 BPM · 1 octave · Right hand · C4-C5 · 4-beat count-in
This guide does not listen to your piano. Completion is self-reported.
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View: Right hand · Direction: ascending · Range: one octave
C – C♯ – D – D♯ – E – F – F♯ – G – G♯ – A – A♯ – B – C
Direction: Ascending · C4 → C5 · Semitone movement: 1 – 1 – 1 – 1 – 1 – 1 – 1 – 1 – 1 – 1 – 1 – 1
| Notes | C4 | C♯4 | D4 | D♯4 | E4 | F4 | F♯4 | G4 | G♯4 | A4 | A♯4 | B4 | C5 |
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Notes only - fingering is not available for this form, hand, direction and one-octave range.
Current selected reference. Notes, staff, keyboard and any finger numbers come from this same view. Missing fingering remains notes-only.
This table lists every named example supported on this page. The final repeated note is the octave endpoint.
On a narrow screen, scroll this table horizontally to read every column.
| Example | Ascending notes | Interval steps |
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| C chromatic | C – C♯ – D – D♯ – E – F – F♯ – G – G♯ – A – A♯ – B – C | 1 – 1 – 1 – 1 – 1 – 1 – 1 – 1 – 1 – 1 – 1 – 1 |
| G chromatic | G – G♯ – A – A♯ – B – C – C♯ – D – D♯ – E – F – F♯ – G | 1 – 1 – 1 – 1 – 1 – 1 – 1 – 1 – 1 – 1 – 1 – 1 |
A chromatic scale moves through successive half steps. One octave contains twelve different pitch classes; the written exercise repeats the starting pitch at the top. On the keyboard, include both black and white keys. E to F and B to C are already half steps, so no black key is needed between either pair.
The C example ascends through C, C-sharp, D, D-sharp, E, F, F-sharp, G, G-sharp, A, A-sharp, B and the next C. Check the two adjacent white-key pairs as you read. Every movement is the same size even when the pattern of black and white keys changes.
Ascending sharp spellings and descending flat spellings are common, but they are not a universal rule. The displayed G example uses F for the key that the source names E-sharp. That is an editorial spelling choice; it does not change which key sounds. The descending examples use flats where appropriate for this reference.
Read the C example upward, then return through every adjacent key. Next begin on G and compare the interval pattern. Keep the starting and ending notes visible. Use the written note names to check the route; finger numbers remain separate from note identification.
A chromatic octave contains 12 distinct pitch classes. A written ascent has 13 note events because it includes the starting note again one octave higher. Every adjacent step is one semitone.
E–F and B–C are adjacent white-key pairs separated by one semitone. There is no intervening black key in either pair.
Ascending sharp spellings and descending flat spellings are common, but they are not a universal rule. The displayed G example uses F for the key that the source names E-sharp. That is an editorial spelling choice; it does not change which key sounds. The descending examples use flats where appropriate for this reference.
No. Starting on G changes the starting pitch and the note-name sequence, but each step is still one semitone. This page gives both C-starting and G-starting references; follow the displayed spellings in each direction.
Sources below are limited to the note, theory, fingering, or editorial scope recorded for this page. A source record is not the same as a teacher review.
Supports: Seven modal interval patterns and parallel relationships Chromatic half steps and non-mandatory ascending-sharp / descending-flat spelling
Location: Modes and the Parallel Relationship; Chromatic Scales, examples 2–9 and 11
Source record: AT-01
Supports: C chromatic ascending spelling
Location: Opening note list
Source record: AT-24
Supports: G chromatic pitch sequence; source spells the F key as E#
Location: Opening note list
Source record: AT-25