Chromatic Scale World Records

Daniel Nielsen of Otterup, Denmark, ran one hand up all 88 keys of a Casio digital piano in 6.63 seconds, filming with a phone in the other hand as it chased the run from the lowest key to the highest. A chromatic scale plays every white and black key in order, so that works out to about 13 notes per second. We checked the single continuous take against its audio, which climbs note by note from the bottom of the keyboard to the very top.

Eric Liu performed a five-octave chromatic scale on a piano in 5.00 seconds.

Schacht21 played a chromatic scale on a piano in 5.84 seconds.

The Xylopholks played 66 chromatic scales in harmony in one minute. The Xylopholks set the record at a RecordSetter LIVE! event held at The JCC in Manhattan in New York City. RecordSetter Council president Dan Rollman and senior official Ella Morton presided over the attempt. #RSLIVE24

The Xylopholks, a New York City musical duo consisting of a xylophonist and bassist, played a combined total of 61 chromatic scales in one minute. The Xylopholks set the record at a RecordSetter LIVE! event held at Littlefield in Brooklyn, New York. Dan Rollman and Corey Henderson were present as witnesses.