C Minor Pentatonic Scale on Guitar

C Minor Pentatonic: C E♭ F G B♭. See every note on the guitar fretboard, the scale formula and the chords that fit.

Notes

• Notes: C E♭ F G B♭
• Formula: 1 ♭3 4 5 ♭7
• Steps (W whole, 1½ step and a half): 1½ W W 1½ W

Same notes as

• E♭ Major Pentatonic

About the Minor Pentatonic scale

• Five notes, and the first scale most guitarists solo with.
• Rock and blues solos: it works over a whole minor or blues progression.

Chords that fit (from C Minor)

• i: Cm
• ii°: D°
• ♭III: E♭
• iv: Fm
• v: Gm
• ♭VI: A♭
• ♭VII: B♭

Other instruments

• C Minor Pentatonic on Piano
• C Minor Pentatonic on Bass
• C Minor Pentatonic on Ukulele

More on C Minor Pentatonic

• Chord progressions in C Minor