Scale · Pentatonics

C# major pentatonic

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Notes going up, in the Guitar sound.

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C# major pentatonic scale on the Guitar neck38 positions across 15 frets, E A D G B E tuning.FG#A#C#D#FA#C#D#FG#A#D#FG#A#C#D#FG#A#C#D#FG#A#C#D#FG#A#C#FG#A#C#D#F123456789101112131415EADGBE

Notes

  1. C#1
  2. D#2
  3. F3
  4. G#5
  5. A#6

Also written as Db · Eb · F · Ab · Bb.

Formula

A 5-note scale — the distances are in the degrees.

Degrees

1 · 2 · 3 · 5 · 6

Chords in the scale

Triads that fit entirely inside C# major pentatonic. The roman numeral is the degree: uppercase is major, lowercase is minor, ° is diminished.

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