Chromatic Scales
What's the Chromatic Scale?
Simply put, it's all of the possible notes in Western music -- a total of 12
notes -- strung together in order.
This scale is consisting of 12
semitones. Chromatic means from one note to the very next, or in half-steps.
The word Chromatic comes from the word chroma or color.
The Intervals Between Notes Are
the Same.
Each note is a "half-step" higher in tone than the one before
it, or put oppositely, is a half-step lower than the one after it.
Makes sense,
doesn't it. For an example C then the next note would be C#.

|
C |
C# |
D |
D# |
E |
F |
F# |
G |
G# |
A |
A# |
B |
C |
|
C# |
D |
D# |
E |
F |
F# |
G |
G# |
A |
A# |
B |
C |
C# |
|
D |
D# |
E |
F |
F# |
G |
G# |
A |
A# |
B |
C |
C# |
D |
|
D# |
E |
F |
F# |
G |
G# |
A |
A# |
B |
C |
C# |
D |
D# |
|
E |
F |
F# |
G |
G# |
A |
A# |
B |
C |
C# |
D |
D# |
E |
|
F |
F# |
G |
G# |
A |
A# |
B |
C |
C# |
D |
D# |
E |
F |
|
F# |
G |
G# |
A |
A# |
B |
C |
C# |
D |
D# |
E |
F |
F# |
|
G |
G# |
A |
A# |
B |
C |
C# |
D |
D# |
E |
F |
F# |
G |
|
G# |
A |
A# |
B |
C |
C# |
D |
D# |
E |
F |
F# |
G |
G# |
|
A |
A# |
B |
C |
C# |
D |
D# |
E |
F |
F# |
G |
G# |
A |
|
A# |
B |
C |
C# |
D |
D# |
E |
F |
F# |
G |
G# |
A |
A# |
|
|
B |
C |
C# |
D |
D# |
E |
F |
F# |
G |
G# |
A |
A# |
B |
|
