Guitar Scale Logic
C Minor Pentatonic Guitar Scale in Open C
Minor Pentatonic scale notes, fretboard positions and guitar tabs for Open C.
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E
F
G
B♭
C
E♭
F
G
B♭
C
C
C
E♭
F
G
B♭
C
E♭
F
G
B♭
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G
B♭
C
E♭
F
G
B♭
C
E♭
F
C
C
E♭
F
G
B♭
C
E♭
F
G
B♭
G
G
B♭
C
E♭
F
G
B♭
C
E♭
F
C
C
E♭
F
G
B♭
C
E♭
F
G
B♭
Root Note
Scale Note
Chart downloads cover open strings through fret 12.
Scale Tablature
Position 1
E|---------------------------| C|------------------------0--| G|------------------0--3-----| C|------------0--3-----------| G|------0--3-----------------| C|0--3-----------------------|
0-4 frets • five-fret position fragment • 9 notes
Scale Reference
Scale Notes and Intervals
The C Minor Pentatonic scale contains C, E♭, F, G, B♭. Its interval formula is 1 b3 4 5 b7. In Open C tuning, the open strings are E C G C G C from highest to lowest. Root markers identify C. Position tabs show five-fret fragments, and the chord suggestions contain only notes from this scale.
Overview
C Minor Pentatonic: C, E♭, F, G, B♭. Formula: 1 b3 4 5 b7.
Tuning Notes (Low to High)
Open C: C G C G C E. Diagrams and tabs display the highest string at the top.
- C
- E♭
- F
- G
- B♭
Suggested Chords
Works Well With This Scale
These chords contain notes from the selected scale.
- Cmminor
- C5power
- Csus4sus4
- Cm7minor 7
- E♭5power
- E♭sus2sus2
- F5power
- Fsus4sus4
- Fsus2sus2
- B♭5power