C minor pentatonic scale for guitar
Fretboard fingerings, formula, and notes of the C minor pentatonic scale (1 b3 4 5 b7) on guitar: C · D# · F · G · A#.
Instrument
Scale
Root
Position
Frets15
1224
Chord
C Minor pentatonic
1b345b7
E
B
G
D
A
E
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Legend
1
C
· Root
b3
D#
· Third
4
F
· Tension
5
G
· Fifth
b7
A#
· Seventh
Scale sheet
C Minor pentatonicFormula (degrees)
1 b3 4 5 b7
Notes in key
C D# F G A#
Typical use
Rock and blues, over minor chords.
Minor pentatonic
The minor pentatonic is the most-used scale in rock and blues: five notes that sound good over nearly any minor or dominant chord in the same key.
Notes of the C minor pentatonic scale: C · D# · F · G · A#.