Guitar scale companion
Learn the C# Minor Pentatonic scale on guitar. Explore notes, intervals, and fretboard positions with an interactive chart.
Every C# Minor Pentatonic Scale note across the neck, with roots highlighted for quick orientation.
Frets 0–24. Select a position or tap a note to hear it.
These CAGED-family boxes show the same scale in complete practical areas before you explore the full neck. Each one surrounds a CAGED chord shape; see how the five shapes connect in the CAGED system.
C# Minor Pentatonic, C shape: the box around the C-shape C# chord, taken from the D box of E Major Pentatonic.
C shape tab (1-5) e |----2-----4---| B |----2--------5| G |-1--------4---| D |----2-----4---| A |----2-----4---| E |----2-----4---|
C# Minor Pentatonic, A shape: the box around the A-shape C# chord, taken from the C box of E Major Pentatonic.
A shape tab (4-8) e |-4--------7---| B |----5-----7---| G |-4-----6------| D |-4-----6------| A |-4--------7---| E |-4--------7---|
C# Minor Pentatonic, G shape: the box around the G-shape C# chord, taken from the A box of E Major Pentatonic.
G shape tab (6-10) e |----7-----9---| B |----7-----9---| G |-6--------9---| D |-6--------9---| A |----7-----9---| E |----7-----9---|
C# Minor Pentatonic, E shape: the box around the E-shape C# chord, taken from the G box of E Major Pentatonic.
E shape tab (9-13) e |-9-------12---| B |-9-------12---| G |-9----11------| D |-9----11------| A |-9----11------| E |-9-------12---|
C# Minor Pentatonic, D shape: the box around the D-shape C# chord, taken from the E box of E Major Pentatonic.
D shape tab (11-15) e |---12----14---| B |---12----14---| G |11----13------| D |11-------14---| A |11-------14---| E |---12----14---|