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C♯ minor pentatonic scale

C♯ E F♯ G♯ B

Formula: 1 ♭3 4 5 ♭7

Natural minor without its 2nd and 6th. The guitar's most played scale, and usually the first one a guitarist learns.

On the neck, frets 0 to 12

eBGDAE357912♭345♭71♭3♭71♭345♭75♭71♭34♭345♭71♭71♭345♭345♭71♭3

The 1st string (high e) is at the top, as in the app. The root is filled.

Open it in the app: 3. Scales & Modes, in C♯

The minor pentatonic scale in other keys