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 left one of the two black keys
- White keys: E B
- Black keys: C♯ F♯ G♯
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: C♯m
- ii°: D♯°
- ♭III: E
- iv: F♯m
- v: G♯m
- ♭VI: A
- ♭VII: B
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