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
E
F♯
G♯
B
C♯
E
F♯
G♯
B
C♯
C
C♯
E
F♯
G♯
B
C♯
E
F♯
G♯
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G♯
B
C♯
E
F♯
G♯
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C♯
E
C
C♯
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F♯
G♯
B
C♯
E
F♯
G♯
G
G♯
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C♯
E
F♯
G♯
B
C♯
E
C
C♯
E
F♯
G♯
B
C♯
E
F♯
G♯
Root Note
Scale Note
Chart downloads cover open strings through fret 12.
Scale Tablature
Position 1
E|---------------------------| C|------------------------1--| G|------------------1--4-----| C|------------1--4-----------| G|------1--4-----------------| C|1--4-----------------------|
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.
- C♯mminor
- C♯5power
- C♯sus4sus4
- C♯m7minor 7
- E5power
- Esus2sus2
- F♯5power
- F♯sus4sus4
- F♯sus2sus2
- B5power