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C Pentatonic Minor Scale on Guitar in Standard Tuning
The C Pentatonic Minor scale consists of the following sounds: C, E♭, F, G, B♭. The intervals present in the scale are: unison, minor third, perfect fourth, perfect fifth, minor seventh. In terms of semitone steps, the scale is built using the following sequence: root, whole and half step, whole step, whole step, whole and half step.
| Scale information | |||||
| Scale sounds | C | E♭ | F | G | B♭ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scale intervals | 1 | ♭3 | 4 | 5 | ♭7 |
| Steps | R | W+H | W | W | W+H |
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C Pentatonic Minor Scale Harmonization
| Chords in scale | |||||
| Diatonic chords | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Function name | Tonic | Mediant | Subdominant | Dominant | Leading Tone / Subtonic |
| Diatonic sounds | C F B♭ | E♭ G C | F B♭ E♭ | G C F | B♭ E♭ G |
| Diatonic intervals | 1 4 ♭7 | 1 3 6 | 1 4 ♭7 | 1 4 ♭7 | 1 4 6 |
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C Pentatonic Minor Scale in Alternative Tunings
- C Pentatonic Minor Scale – Drop D Tuning
- C Pentatonic Minor Scale – DADGAD Tuning
- C Pentatonic Minor Scale – Half Step Down Tuning
- C Pentatonic Minor Scale – Full Step Down Tuning
- C Pentatonic Minor Scale – Half Step Up Tuning
- C Pentatonic Minor Scale – Open C Tuning
- C Pentatonic Minor Scale – Open D Tuning
- C Pentatonic Minor Scale – Open E Tuning
- C Pentatonic Minor Scale – Open F Tuning
- C Pentatonic Minor Scale – Open G Tuning
- C Pentatonic Minor Scale – Open A Tuning
- C Pentatonic Minor Scale – Drop C# Tuning
- C Pentatonic Minor Scale – Drop C Tuning
- C Pentatonic Minor Scale – Drop B Tuning
- C Pentatonic Minor Scale – Drop A Tuning