Guitar Scale Logic
C# Major Pentatonic Guitar Scale in Drop C
Major Pentatonic scale notes, fretboard positions and guitar tabs for Drop C.
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D
D♯
E♯
G♯
A♯
C♯
D♯
E♯
G♯
A♯
A
A♯
C♯
D♯
E♯
G♯
A♯
C♯
D♯
E♯
F
E♯
G♯
A♯
C♯
D♯
E♯
G♯
A♯
C♯
D♯
C
C♯
D♯
E♯
G♯
A♯
C♯
D♯
E♯
G♯
A♯
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G♯
A♯
C♯
D♯
E♯
G♯
A♯
C♯
D♯
E♯
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C♯
D♯
E♯
G♯
A♯
C♯
D♯
E♯
G♯
A♯
Root Note
Scale Note
Chart downloads cover open strings through fret 12.
Scale Tablature
Position 1
D|------------------------------| A|------------------------1--4--| F|------------------0--3--------| C|------------1--3--------------| G|------1--3--------------------| C|1--3--------------------------|
0-4 frets • five-fret position fragment • 10 notes
Scale Reference
Scale Notes and Intervals
The C# Major Pentatonic scale contains C♯, D♯, E♯, G♯, A♯. Its interval formula is 1 2 3 5 6. In Drop C tuning, the open strings are D A F 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# Major Pentatonic: C♯, D♯, E♯, G♯, A♯. Formula: 1 2 3 5 6.
Tuning Notes (Low to High)
Drop C: C G C F A D. Diagrams and tabs display the highest string at the top.
- C♯
- D♯
- E♯
- G♯
- A♯
Suggested Chords
Works Well With This Scale
These chords contain notes from the selected scale.
- C♯major
- C♯sus2sus2
- C♯5power
- C♯6major 6
- D♯sus2sus2
- D♯sus4sus4
- D♯5power
- G♯sus2sus2
- G♯sus4sus4
- G♯5power