Guitar scale companion

C Minor Pentatonic Scale

Learn the C Minor Pentatonic scale on guitar. Explore notes, intervals, and fretboard positions with an interactive chart.

1Cb3Eb4F5Gb7Bb

Full fretboard map

Every C Minor Pentatonic Scale note across the neck, with roots highlighted for quick orientation.

Interactive

CAGED

These static CAGED boxes show the same scale in practical four- to five-fret areas before you explore the full neck.

C Minor Pentatonic aligns with the D# major pentatonic D box; C remains the minor root.

C shape tab (0-4)
e |----1-----3---|
B |----1--------4|
G |-0--------3---|
D |----1-----3---|
A |----1-----3---|
E |----1-----3---|

C Minor Pentatonic aligns with the D# major pentatonic C box; C remains the minor root.

A shape tab (3-7)
e |-3--------6---|
B |----4-----6---|
G |-3-----5------|
D |-3-----5------|
A |-3--------6---|
E |-3--------6---|

C Minor Pentatonic aligns with the D# major pentatonic A box; C remains the minor root.

G shape tab (5-9)
e |----6-----8---|
B |----6-----8---|
G |-5--------8---|
D |-5--------8---|
A |----6-----8---|
E |----6-----8---|

C Minor Pentatonic aligns with the D# major pentatonic G box; C remains the minor root.

E shape tab (8-12)
e |-8-------11---|
B |-8-------11---|
G |-8----10------|
D |-8----10------|
A |-8----10------|
E |-8-------11---|

C Minor Pentatonic aligns with the D# major pentatonic E box; C remains the minor root.

D shape tab (10-14)
e |---11----13---|
B |---11----13---|
G |10----12------|
D |10-------13---|
A |10-------13---|
E |---11----13---|