C#6 Piano Chord

Finding E# from C# step by step:

• Start on: C#
• Step 1: move up to D
• Step 2: move up to D#
• Step 3: move up to E
• Step 4: Land on E#

• D is a minor second above C#.
• D# is a major 2nd above C#.
• E is a minor third above C#.
• E# is a major third above C#.

Finding G# from C# step by step:

• Start on: C#
• Step 1: move up to D
• Step 2: move up to D#
• Step 3: move up to E
• Step 4: move up to E#
• Step 5: move up to F#
• Step 6: move up to G
• Step 7: Land on G#

• D is a minor second above C#.
• D# is a major 2nd above C#.
• E is a minor third above C#.
• E# is a major third above C#.
• F# is a fourth above C#.
• G is a flat fifth above C#.
• G# is a fifth above C#.

Finding A# from C# step by step:

• Start on: C#
• Step 1: move down to B#
• Step 2: move down to B
• Step 3: Land on A#

• B# is a minor second below C#.
• B is a major 2nd below C#.
• A# is a minor third below C#. The 6th is down a minor third? Confusing, right? The note A# is down 3 half-steps from C#, but up 9 half-steps from C#: