Pentatonic & blues
C minor pentatonic scale
The go-to scale for rock and blues guitar solos, and the first scale most guitarists learn.
Its relative major pentatonic is E♭ major pentatonic — same notes, different home note.
- Notes
- CE♭FGB♭
- Formula
- 1♭345♭7
- Steps
- W+HWWW+HW
How to play the C minor pentatonic scale
On guitar
e|-------------------------------8--11-| B|-------------------------8--11-------| G|-------------------8--10-------------| D|-------------8--10-------------------| A|-------8--10-------------------------| E|-8--11-------------------------------|
Position 1 · frets 8–11
All 5 positions with neck diagrams →On piano
Right hand: 1 2 1 2 3 4
Fingering for both hands & notation →On ukulele
A|---------1-3-| E|-----1-------| C|-0-3---------| G|-------0-----|
Position 1 · frets 0–3
All 5 positions with neck diagrams →Sounds great over
