C Minor Pentatonic Scale on Piano
C Minor Pentatonic: C E♭ F G B♭. See every note on the piano keyboard, 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
Finding it on the keys
- C is the white key just left of the two black keys
- White keys: C F G
- Black keys: E♭ B♭
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♭
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