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If you start on a low C (concert Bb), the notes are as follows: C, C#, D, D#, E, F, F#, G, G#, A, A#, B and C. Specifically, for the C chromatic, you move up one partial to get from C to C#, hold that partial up to the G and go up one more partial to go to the G# and that partial takes you up to the first octave. In Bb Treble Clef (most common for beginners, the low C is one line below the staff and the octave above is the third space from the bottom) Here are the fingerings:

C-open

C#/Db- 123

D- 23

E- 12

F- 1

Gb/F#- 2

G- open

Ab- 23

A- 12

Bb- 1

B- 2

C- open

Every note is exactly a 1/2-step apart, the last note (in this case 'C') is the same note as you began on but an octave higher. Reverse the above to go back down the scale.

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