C# Minor Pentatonic Scale — Guitar
C# Minor Pentatonic on guitar: notes C#, E, F#, G#, B — free scale chart, no sign-up. Five notes, no half-steps against the root — the scale under most rock, blues, and pop guitar and bass solos, and usually the first scale anyone learns.
Guitar · 6-string, tuned low to high: E, A, D, G, B, e. 24 frets.
- E string: fret 0 E (flat 3), fret 2 F# (4), fret 4 G# (5), fret 7 B (flat 7), fret 9 C# (root), fret 12 E (flat 3), fret 14 F# (4), fret 16 G# (5), fret 19 B (flat 7), fret 21 C# (root), fret 24 E (flat 3).
- A string: fret 2 B (flat 7), fret 4 C# (root), fret 7 E (flat 3), fret 9 F# (4), fret 11 G# (5), fret 14 B (flat 7), fret 16 C# (root), fret 19 E (flat 3), fret 21 F# (4), fret 23 G# (5).
- D string: fret 2 E (flat 3), fret 4 F# (4), fret 6 G# (5), fret 9 B (flat 7), fret 11 C# (root), fret 14 E (flat 3), fret 16 F# (4), fret 18 G# (5), fret 21 B (flat 7), fret 23 C# (root).
- G string: fret 1 G# (5), fret 4 B (flat 7), fret 6 C# (root), fret 9 E (flat 3), fret 11 F# (4), fret 13 G# (5), fret 16 B (flat 7), fret 18 C# (root), fret 21 E (flat 3), fret 23 F# (4).
- B string: fret 0 B (flat 7), fret 2 C# (root), fret 5 E (flat 3), fret 7 F# (4), fret 9 G# (5), fret 12 B (flat 7), fret 14 C# (root), fret 17 E (flat 3), fret 19 F# (4), fret 21 G# (5), fret 24 B (flat 7).
- e string: fret 0 E (flat 3), fret 2 F# (4), fret 4 G# (5), fret 7 B (flat 7), fret 9 C# (root), fret 12 E (flat 3), fret 14 F# (4), fret 16 G# (5), fret 19 B (flat 7), fret 21 C# (root), fret 24 E (flat 3).
Notes in the C# minor pentatonic scale
The C# minor pentatonic scale contains 5 notes: C#, E, F#, G#, B. Its scale degrees are R · b3 · 4 · 5 · b7.
| Degree | Note |
|---|---|
| R | C# |
| b3 | E |
| 4 | F# |
| 5 | G# |
| b7 | B |
C# minor pentatonic on guitar
Open this scale in ScaleSpace to see every one of those notes mapped across the fretboard, with the roots marked and each note labelled by name or scale degree. You can hear any note, overlay a second scale to see which notes the two share, switch to an alternate tuning, and export a printable PDF.