A chromatic
12-note chromatic scale on A — A, A♯, B, C, C♯, D, D♯, E, F, F♯, G, G♯.
Press to hear the scale played ascending.
All twelve semitones — every pitch in the octave. Not a key so much as the raw material every other scale selects from.
The notes
Each degree links to its pitch page. Note names use sharp spelling throughout — every accidental is written as a sharp (C♯, not D♭), the same convention as the note pages.
Degrees & steps
| Degree | Note | Semitones from root | Step to next |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A | 0 | half |
| ♭2 | A♯ | 1 | half |
| 2 | B | 2 | half |
| ♯2 | C | 3 | half |
| 3 | C♯ | 4 | half |
| 4 | D | 5 | half |
| ♯4 | D♯ | 6 | half |
| 5 | E | 7 | half |
| ♭6 | F | 8 | half |
| 6 | F♯ | 9 | half |
| ♭7 | G | 10 | half |
| 7 | G♯ | 11 | half |
The step formula is 1–1–1–1–1–1–1–1–1–1–1–1 semitones — 12 steps that sum to a full octave (12 semitones) and return to A.