C#/Db Harmonic Minor Guitar Scale, Chords & Progressions (Drop D Tuning)

The C#/Db Harmonic Minor scale on guitar (C sharp / D flat harmonic minor): scale shapes, chords and progressions, with tab you can play along to in the interactive lesson.

Notes: C# D# E F# G# A C

Tuning: Drop D Guitar (D A D G B E)

Scales

Scale shapes

CAGED - C Shape

E|-14--16-----|
B|-11--12-----|
G|-10--11--13-|
D|--9--11-----|
A|--9--10-----|
D|--8---9--11-|

CAGED - A Shape

E|--6---7-----|
B|--3---4---6-|
G|--2---4-----|
D|--1---2-----|
A|--1---2---4-|
D|--0---2-----|

CAGED - G Shape

E|--7--10-----|
B|--4---6---7-|
G|--4---6---7-|
D|--5---6---8-|
A|--5---7-----|
D|--4---5-----|

CAGED - E Shape

E|-11--13--14-|
B|--9--11--12-|
G|-10--11--13-|
D|--9--11-----|
A|--9--10-----|
D|--8---9--11-|

CAGED - D Shape

E|-13--14--16-|
B|-11--12-----|
G|-10--11--13-|
D|--9--11-----|
A|--9--10-----|
D|--8---9--11-|

3NPS - First Position

E|-11--13--14-|
B|--9--11--12-|
G|-10--11--13-|
D|--9--11--13-|
A|-10--13--14-|
D|-11--12--14-|

Basic Chords

Chords

Degree	Chord	Notes	Fingering (low to high)
I	C#m	C# E G#	`x 4 6 6 5 4`
I	C#m	C# E G#	`x 4 6 6 5 x`
I	C#m	C# E G#	`x 4 2 1 2 x`
I	C#m	C# E G#	`x x x 6 5 4`
II	D#dim	D# F# A	`x 6 7 8 7 x`
II	D#dim	D# F# A	`x x 13 11 10 11`
II	D#dim	D# F# A	`x x 7 8 7 x`
II	D#dim	D# F# A	`x 12 13 11 x x`
III	Eaug	E G# C	`x x 2 1 1 x`
III	Eaug	E G# C	`x x 2 5 5 4`
III	Eaug	E G# C	`x 7 6 5 5 x`
III	Eaug	E G# C	`x 7 6 5 x x`
IV	F#m	F# A C#	`x x 4 2 2 2`
IV	F#m	F# A C#	`x x 4 2 2 5`
IV	F#m	F# A C#	`4 4 4 2 2 2`
IV	F#m	F# A C#	`x x 4 2 2 x`
V	G#	G# C D#	`x x 6 5 4 4`
V	G#	G# C D#	`x x 6 5 4 x`
V	G#	G# C D#	`6 6 6 5 4 4`
V	G#	G# C D#	`6 6 6 5 4 x`
VI	A	A C# E	`x 0 2 2 2 0`
VI	A	A C# E	`x 0 2 2 2 x`
VI	A	A C# E	`x x x 2 2 0`
VI	A	A C# E	`x x 7 6 5 5`
VII	Cdim	C D# F#	`x 3 4 5 4 x`
VII	Cdim	C D# F#	`x x 10 8 7 8`
VII	Cdim	C D# F#	`x x 4 5 4 x`
VII	Cdim	C D# F#	`x 9 10 8 x x`

Seventh Chords

Chords

Degree	Chord	Notes	Fingering (low to high)
I	C#m(maj7)	C# E G# C	`x 4 2 1 1 0`
I	C#m(maj7)	C# E G# C	`x 4 2 1 1 4`
I	C#m(maj7)	C# E G# C	`x 4 2 1 1 x`
I	C#m(maj7)	C# E G# C	`x 4 2 5 2 0`
II	D#m7b5	D# F# A C#	`x x 1 2 2 2`
II	D#m7b5	D# F# A C#	`x 6 7 6 7 x`
II	D#m7b5	D# F# A C#	`x 6 4 6 4 x`
II	D#m7b5	D# F# A C#	`x 6 4 6 x x`
III	Emaj7#5	E G# C D#	`x x 1 1 1 x`
III	Emaj7#5	E G# C D#	`x 3 1 1 x x`
III	Emaj7#5	E G# C D#	`x x 6 5 4 x`
III	Emaj7#5	E G# C D#	`x x x 5 4 4`
IV	F#m7	F# A C# E	`4 4 2 2 2 2`
IV	F#m7	F# A C# E	`4 4 2 2 2 x`
IV	F#m7	F# A C# E	`x x 4 2 5 2`
IV	F#m7	F# A C# E	`x x 4 2 5 x`
V	G#7	G# C D# F#	`x x 6 5 7 4`
V	G#7	G# C D# F#	`x x 6 8 7 8`
V	G#7	G# C D# F#	`6 6 6 8 7 8`
V	G#7	G# C D# F#	`6 6 6 8 7 x`
VI	Amaj7	A C# E G#	`x 0 2 1 2 0`
VI	Amaj7	A C# E G#	`x 0 2 1 2 x`
VI	Amaj7	A C# E G#	`x x x 2 2 4`
VI	Amaj7	A C# E G#	`x x 7 6 5 4`
VII	Cdim7	C D# F# A	`x 3 4 2 x x`
VII	Cdim7	C D# F# A	`x x 10 11 10 x`
VII	Cdim7	C D# F# A	`x 0 1 2 1 x`
VII	Cdim7	C D# F# A	`x x 4 2 1 2`

Ninth Chords

Chords

Degree	Chord	Notes	Fingering (low to high)
I	C#m(maj9)	C# E G# C D#	`x 4 1 1 1 x`
I	C#m(maj9)	C# E G# C D#	`x x 11 8 9 8`
I	C#m(maj9)	C# E G# C D#	`x x 11 13 13 11`
I	C#m(maj9)	C# E G# C D#	`x x 1 1 1 x`
II	D#m7b5b9	D# F# A C# E	`x x 13 11 14 12`
II	D#m7b5b9	D# F# A C# E	`x x 2 2 2 2`
II	D#m7b5b9	D# F# A C# E	`x x x 2 2 0`
II	D#m7b5b9	D# F# A C# E	`x x 2 2 2 x`
III	Emaj9#5	E G# C D# F#	`x 7 6 8 7 x`
III	Emaj9#5	E G# C D# F#	`x x 4 5 4 x`
III	Emaj9#5	E G# C D# F#	`x x 6 8 7 8`
III	Emaj9#5	E G# C D# F#	`x 9 10 8 x x`
IV	F#m9	F# A C# E G#	`x 0 2 1 2 0`
IV	F#m9	F# A C# E G#	`x 0 2 1 2 x`
IV	F#m9	F# A C# E G#	`x x 2 1 2 2`
IV	F#m9	F# A C# E G#	`x x 7 6 5 4`
V	G#7b9	G# C D# F# A	`x x 6 8 7 5`
V	G#7b9	G# C D# F# A	`x x 1 2 1 x`
V	G#7b9	G# C D# F# A	`x 3 4 2 x x`
V	G#7b9	G# C D# F# A	`x 6 7 5 x x`
VI	Amaj7#9	A C# E G# C	`x x x 2 1 0`
VI	Amaj7#9	A C# E G# C	`x x 7 5 5 x`
VI	Amaj7#9	A C# E G# C	`x x 2 2 1 x`
VI	Amaj7#9	A C# E G# C	`x x x 5 5 5`
VII	Cdim7(b9)	C D# F# A C#	`x x 1 2 2 2`
VII	Cdim7(b9)	C D# F# A C#	`x x x 2 2 2`
VII	Cdim7(b9)	C D# F# A C#	`x x 4 2 2 x`
VII	Cdim7(b9)	C D# F# A C#	`x 4 4 2 x x`

Triads

Chords

Degree	Chord	Notes	Fingering (low to high)
I	C#m	C# E G#	`x x x 6 5 4`
I	C#m	C# E G#	`x x 11 9 9 x`
I	C#m	C# E G#	`x x 6 6 5 x`
I	C#m	C# E G#	`x x x 9 9 9`
II	D#dim	D# F# A	`x x 7 8 7 x`
II	D#dim	D# F# A	`x 12 13 11 x x`
III	Eaug	E G# C	`x x 2 1 1 x`
III	Eaug	E G# C	`x 7 6 5 x x`
III	Eaug	E G# C	`x x x 9 9 8`
III	Eaug	E G# C	`x x x 1 1 0`
IV	F#m	F# A C#	`x x 4 2 2 x`
IV	F#m	F# A C#	`x x x 11 10 9`
IV	F#m	F# A C#	`x x x 2 2 2`
IV	F#m	F# A C#	`x 4 4 2 x x`
V	G#	G# C D#	`x x 6 5 4 x`
V	G#	G# C D#	`x 11 10 8 x x`
V	G#	G# C D#	`x x x 13 13 11`
V	G#	G# C D#	`x x 1 1 1 x`
VI	A	A C# E	`x x x 2 2 0`
VI	A	A C# E	`x x 7 6 5 x`
VI	A	A C# E	`x 12 11 9 x x`
VI	A	A C# E	`x x 2 2 2 x`
VII	Cdim	C D# F#	`x x 4 5 4 x`
VII	Cdim	C D# F#	`x 9 10 8 x x`
I	C#m(maj7)	C# E G# C	`x 4 2 5 x x`
I	C#m(maj7)	C# E G# C	`x 4 6 5 x x`
I	C#m(maj7)	C# E G# C	`x x x 6 5 8`
I	C#m(maj7)	C# E G# C	`x x x 6 9 8`
II	D#m7b5	D# F# A C#	`x 6 4 6 x x`
II	D#m7b5	D# F# A C#	`x 6 7 6 x x`
II	D#m7b5	D# F# A C#	`x x 13 11 14 x`
II	D#m7b5	D# F# A C#	`x x x 2 2 2`
III	Emaj7#5	E G# C D#	`x x 1 1 1 x`
III	Emaj7#5	E G# C D#	`x 3 1 1 x x`
III	Emaj7#5	E G# C D#	`x x 6 5 4 x`
III	Emaj7#5	E G# C D#	`x x x 5 4 4`
IV	F#m7	F# A C# E	`x x 4 2 5 x`
IV	F#m7	F# A C# E	`x 9 7 9 x x`
IV	F#m7	F# A C# E	`x x x 2 2 0`
IV	F#m7	F# A C# E	`x x 2 2 2 x`
V	G#7	G# C D# F#	`x x 4 5 4 x`
V	G#7	G# C D# F#	`x 9 10 8 x x`
VI	Amaj7	A C# E G#	`x x x 2 2 4`
VI	Amaj7	A C# E G#	`x x x 6 5 4`
VI	Amaj7	A C# E G#	`x x 6 6 5 x`
VI	Amaj7	A C# E G#	`x x x 9 9 9`
VII	Cdim7	C D# F# A	`x 3 4 2 x x`
VII	Cdim7	C D# F# A	`x x 10 11 10 x`
VII	Cdim7	C D# F# A	`x x 1 2 1 x`
VII	Cdim7	C D# F# A	`x 6 7 5 x x`
I	C#m(maj9)	C# E G# C D#	`x x 1 1 1 x`
I	C#m(maj9)	C# E G# C D#	`x 3 1 1 x x`
I	C#m(maj9)	C# E G# C D#	`x x 6 5 4 x`
I	C#m(maj9)	C# E G# C D#	`x x x 5 4 4`
II	D#m7b5b9	D# F# A C# E	`x x x 2 2 0`
II	D#m7b5b9	D# F# A C# E	`x x 2 2 2 x`
II	D#m7b5b9	D# F# A C# E	`x 4 2 2 x x`
II	D#m7b5b9	D# F# A C# E	`x x 7 6 5 x`
III	Emaj9#5	E G# C D# F#	`x x 4 5 4 x`
III	Emaj9#5	E G# C D# F#	`x 9 10 8 x x`
III	Emaj9#5	E G# C D# F#	`x 9 10 9 x x`
IV	F#m9	F# A C# E G#	`x x x 6 5 4`
IV	F#m9	F# A C# E G#	`x x 6 6 5 x`
IV	F#m9	F# A C# E G#	`x x x 9 9 9`
IV	F#m9	F# A C# E G#	`x x 11 9 9 x`
V	G#7b9	G# C D# F# A	`x x 1 2 1 x`
V	G#7b9	G# C D# F# A	`x 3 4 2 x x`
V	G#7b9	G# C D# F# A	`x 6 7 5 x x`
V	G#7b9	G# C D# F# A	`x x 7 8 7 x`
VI	Amaj7#9	A C# E G# C	`x x x 2 1 0`
VI	Amaj7#9	A C# E G# C	`x x 7 5 5 x`
VI	Amaj7#9	A C# E G# C	`x x 2 2 1 x`
VI	Amaj7#9	A C# E G# C	`x x x 5 5 5`
VII	Cdim7(b9)	C D# F# A C#	`x x x 2 2 2`
VII	Cdim7(b9)	C D# F# A C#	`x x 4 2 2 x`
VII	Cdim7(b9)	C D# F# A C#	`x 4 4 2 x x`
VII	Cdim7(b9)	C D# F# A C#	`x 6 4 6 x x`

Progressions

Arpeggios

Chords: C#m – D#dim – Eaug – F#m – G# – A – Cdim

E|4---------------4---------------4---------------4---------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|5---------------5---------------5---------------5---------------|7---------------7---------------7---------------7---------------|
G|6-----------6---6-----------6---6-----------6---6-----------6---|8-----------8---8-----------8---8-----------8---8-----------8---|
D|6-------6-------6-------6-------6-------6-------6-------6-------|7---4---7-------7---4---7-------7---4---7-------7---4---7-------|
A|4---7-----------4---7-----------4---7-----------4---7-----------|6---------------6---------------6---------------6---------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|

E|----------------------------------------------------------------|2---------------2---------------2---------------2---------------|
B|1-----------5---1-----------5---1-----------5---1-----------5---|2-----------7---2-----------7---2-----------7---2-----------7---|
G|1---1---5-------1---1---5-------1---1---5-------1---1---5-------|2---2---6-------2---2---6-------2---2---6-------2---2---6-------|
D|2---------------2---------------2---------------2---------------|4---------------4---------------4---------------4---------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|

E|4---------------4---------------4---------------4---------------|0---------------0---------------0---------------0---------------|
B|4-----------9---4-----------9---4-----------9---4-----------9---|2---------------2---------------2---------------2---------------|
G|5---5---8-------5---5---8-------5---5---8-------5---5---8-------|2-----------2---2-----------2---2-----------2---2-----------2---|
D|6---------------6---------------6---------------6---------------|2-------2-------2-------2-------2-------2-------2-------2-------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------|0---4-----------0---4-----------0---4-----------0---4-----------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|

E|----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|4---------------4---------------4---------------4---------------|
G|5-----------5---5-----------5---5-----------5---5-----------5---|
D|4-------4-------4-------4-------4-------4-------4-------4-------|
A|3---6-----------3---6-----------3---6-----------3---6-----------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|

Three Note Runs

Chords: C#m – D#dim – Eaug – F#m – G# – A – Cdim

E|4---------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|5---------------------------------------------------------------|7---------------------------------------------------------------|
G|6-------------------------------------------------------5-------|8-------------------------------------------5-------5---6---5---|
D|6-------------------4-------4---6---4---6---7---6---7-------7---|7-------4-------4---6---4---6---7---6---7-------7---------------|
A|4---6---7---6---7-------7---------------------------------------|6---7-------7---------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|

E|----------------------------------------------------------------|2---------------------------------------------------------------|
B|1-------------------------------------------2-------2---4---2---|2-------------------------------------------4-------4---5---4---|
G|1-------1-------1---2---1---2---5---2---5-------5---------------|2-------2-------2---5---2---5---6---5---6-------6---------------|
D|2---4-------4---------------------------------------------------|4---6-------6---------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|

E|4---------------------------------------------------------------|0---------------------------------------------------------------|
B|4-------------------------------------------5-------5---7---5---|2---------------------------------------------------------------|
G|5-------5-------5---6---5---6---8---6---8-------8---------------|2-------------------------------------------------------1-------|
D|6---7-------7---------------------------------------------------|2-------------------1-------1---2---1---2---4---2---4-------4---|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------|0---3---4---3---4-------4---------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|

E|----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|4---------------------------------------------------------------|
G|5-------------------------------------------------------2-------|
D|4-------------------2-------2---4---2---4---6---4---6-------6---|
A|3---4---6---4---6-------6---------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|

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