Melodic minor scales
C-sharp melodic minor
- Key
- C♯m
- octaves
- 2
- Starting fret
- 4
- Reference tempo
- Quarter note = 60
Read the scale
Practice notes
- On the way up, shift to place your ring finger at fret 8 on the first string.
- Sing A-sharp and then B-sharp before reaching the tonic on the way up.
- On the way down, listen for B followed by A below the tonic.
- Raise the tempo by four beats per minute after three even runs at the same speed.
Fingering · original classical fingering