C natural minor scale for guitar
Fretboard fingerings, formula, and notes of the C natural minor 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 Natural minor
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#
· Tension
b7
A#
· Seventh
Scale sheet
C Natural minorFormula (degrees)
1 2 b3 4 5 b6 b7
Notes in key
C D D# F G G# A#
Typical use
Over minor chords, aeolian context.
Natural minor
The natural minor is the major scale's relative minor. It has a dark, melancholic sound and is the reference scale for minor chords in an Aeolian context.
Notes of the C natural minor scale: C · D · D# · F · G · G# · A#.