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 CAGED-family boxes show the same scale in complete practical areas before you explore the full neck.

C Minor Pentatonic inherits the D window from D# Major Pentatonic while C remains the displayed root.

D 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 inherits the C window from D# Major Pentatonic while C remains the displayed root.

C 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 inherits the A window from D# Major Pentatonic while C remains the displayed root.

A 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 inherits the G window from D# Major Pentatonic while C remains the displayed root.

G 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 inherits the E window from D# Major Pentatonic while C remains the displayed root.

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