C aeolian scale for guitar
Fretboard fingerings, formula, and notes of the C aeolian scale (1 2 b3 4 5 b6 b7) on guitar: C · D · D# · F · G · G# · A#.
Instrument
Scale
Root
Position
Frets15
1224
Chord
C Aeolian
12b345b6b7
E
B
G
D
A
E
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Legend
1
C
· Root
2
D
· Tension
b3
D#
· Third
4
F
· Tension
5
G
· Fifth
b6
G#
· characteristic note
b7
A#
· Seventh
Scale sheet
C AeolianFormula (degrees)
1 2 b3 4 5 b6 b7
Notes in key
C D D# F G G# A#
Typical use
Natural minor; over m7 and I.
Aeolian
Aeolian is the sixth mode of the major scale and is identical to the natural minor scale. The minor sixth is its characteristic note relative to Dorian; it's used over minor and m7 chords in a minor-key context.
Notes of the C aeolian scale: C · D · D# · F · G · G# · A#.