Scale library · Minor pentatonic
Formula 1 ♭3 4 5 ♭7, step pattern W+H–W–W–W+H–W. In C it is C E♭ F G B♭. It is the scale for minor chords and blues — the first improvising scale most players learn. Pick a key below to see it drawn on the guitar fretboard or piano keyboard and hear it played.
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| Root | Notes | Visualizer |
|---|---|---|
| C | C E♭ F G B♭ | Guitar · Piano |
| C♯ | C♯ E F♯ G♯ B | Guitar · Piano |
| D | D F G A C | Guitar · Piano |
| E♭ | E♭ G♭ A♭ B♭ D♭ | Guitar · Piano |
| E | E G A B D | Guitar · Piano |
| F | F A♭ B♭ C E♭ | Guitar · Piano |
| F♯ | F♯ A B C♯ E | Guitar · Piano |
| G | G B♭ C D F | Guitar · Piano |
| G♯ | G♯ B C♯ D♯ F♯ | Guitar · Piano |
| A | A C D E G | Guitar · Piano |
| B♭ | B♭ D♭ E♭ F A♭ | Guitar · Piano |
| B | B D E F♯ A | Guitar · Piano |
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