SCALE REFERENCE

C♯ Minor Pentatonic

C♯ – E – F♯ – G♯ – B1 b3 4 5 b7

Also written D♭ Minor Pentatonic — the same pitches spelled the other way.

The first scale most guitarists learn — five notes that carry rock, blues and pop solos. The relative of the major pentatonic.

Notes & degrees
C♯1Eb3F♯4G♯5Bb7
NotesC#, E, F#, G#, B
Steps3 – 2 – 2 – 3 – 2 (semitones)
Piano
EBC♯F♯G♯
Guitar & ukulele — every position (frets 0–12)
357912eEF♯G♯BC♯EBBC♯EF♯G♯BGG♯BC♯EF♯DEF♯G♯BC♯ABC♯EF♯G♯EEF♯G♯BC♯E

Root notes are red. The full map of the scale on the guitar neck; the common box patterns are groups of these notes.

357912ABC♯EF♯G♯EEF♯G♯BC♯ECC♯EF♯G♯BGG♯BC♯EF♯

The same scale on a ukulele in standard G–C–E–A tuning.

Other scales on C♯

Core scales & modes

C♯ MajorC♯ Natural MinorC♯ Harmonic MinorC♯ Melodic MinorC♯ DorianC♯ PhrygianC♯ LydianC♯ MixolydianC♯ Locrian

Pentatonic & blues

C♯ Major PentatonicC♯ BluesC♯ Major Blues

Jazz & altered

C♯ Harmonic MajorC♯ Phrygian DominantC♯ Lydian DominantC♯ AlteredC♯ Bebop Dominant

Symmetric

C♯ Whole ToneC♯ Diminished (Whole–Half)C♯ Diminished (Half–Whole)C♯ Augmented Scale

World & exotic

C♯ Hungarian MinorC♯ Double Harmonic MajorC♯ Neapolitan Minor
Minor Pentatonic on another root
CC♯D♭DE♭D♯EFF♯GA♭G♯AB♭A♯B
Keep exploring

See the diatonic chords with audio in the Scale & Chord Finder, find where a key sits among the others on the Circle of Fifths, or start the free Cloud Atelier music guides.