C# minor pentatonic scale
It has 5 notes: C# E F# G# B. Formula: 1 ♭3 4 5 ♭7. Also written Db minor pentatonic scale.
| Degree | 1 | ♭3 | 4 | 5 | ♭7 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Note | C# | E | F# | G# | B |
Patterns
Strings run like tab: high e on top. Numbers are scale degrees; amber dots are the root.
Notes per string (fret and degree)
- e: 2 (4), 4 (5)
- B: 2 (1), 5 (b3)
- G: 1 (5), 4 (b7)
- D: 2 (b3), 4 (4)
- A: 2 (b7), 4 (1)
- E: 2 (4), 4 (5)
Notes per string (fret and degree)
- e: 4 (5), 7 (b7)
- B: 5 (b3), 7 (4)
- G: 4 (b7), 6 (1)
- D: 4 (4), 6 (5)
- A: 4 (1), 7 (b3)
- E: 4 (5), 7 (b7)
Notes per string (fret and degree)
- e: 7 (b7), 9 (1)
- B: 7 (4), 9 (5)
- G: 6 (1), 9 (b3)
- D: 6 (5), 9 (b7)
- A: 7 (b3), 9 (4)
- E: 7 (b7), 9 (1)
Notes per string (fret and degree)
- e: 9 (1), 12 (b3)
- B: 9 (5), 12 (b7)
- G: 9 (b3), 11 (4)
- D: 9 (b7), 11 (1)
- A: 9 (4), 11 (5)
- E: 9 (1), 12 (b3)
Notes per string (fret and degree)
- e: 12 (b3), 14 (4)
- B: 12 (b7), 14 (1)
- G: 11 (4), 13 (5)
- D: 11 (1), 14 (b3)
- A: 11 (5), 14 (b7)
- E: 12 (b3), 14 (4)
Same notes, different home
These scales use exactly the same notes, centered on a different root.