Dictionary: C# Blues Scale

When you add a diminished 5th note to the C-sharp minor pentatonic scale (the G note, in this case), you now have the C-sharp blues scale.  Try it over C-sharp.  Any C-sharp.  You may like the results.

Dictionary: C# Minor Pentatonic Scale

The C-sharp minor pentatonic scale is convenient to use for improvising solos and composing melodies over a C-sharp minor chord progression, especially if you are unsure whether to use the Aeolian, Dorian, or Phrygian mode at any given moment.

The C-sharp minor pentatonic scale sounds especially bluesy over a C-sharp major chord progression.  If you want an even bluesier scale, stay tuned ...

Modes in C# / Db

For larger mode maps:
C# Mixolydian
C# Dorian
C# Aeolian
C# Phrygian
C# Locrian
Db Lydian
Db Ionian
Db Mixolydian

See also:
C# Minor Scale
Db Major Scale

Modes with 4 Sharps

For larger mode maps:
E Ionian
F# Dorian
G# Phrygian
A Lydian
B Mixolydian
C# Aeolian
D# Locrian

See also:
E Major Scale
C# Minor Scale

Dictionary: C#m Chord

If you're looking for a simpler C-sharp minor chord for guitar, check out this entry from August 2007.

Dictionary: C# Minor Scale

This scale is the relative minor of E major.  In the table below, you'll enter C# harmonic minor territory with the chords to the right:

C#m	E	D#dim	Eaug
F#m	A	Am	F#dim
G#m	B	G#	B#dim