Lessons ❭ Alternate Tunings ❭ Open G ❭ Scales ❭ C Minor Pentatonic
The note formula for the Minor Pentatonic Scale is the 1, 3♭, 4, 5, and 7♭ notes of the root note's major scale scale. The notes used in the C minor pentatonic scale are: C (1st or root), E♭ (flat 3rd), F (4th), G (5th), and B♭ (flat 7th).
D|------------------------------------10--13------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------8--11----------11--8-----------------------------| G|----------------------8--10------------------------10--8----------------------| D|------------5--8--10--------------------------------------10--8--5------------| G|--5--8--10----------------------------------------------------------10--8--5--| D|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------10--------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------8--11------11--8-------------------------------| G|------------------------8--10--------------------10--8------------------------| D|-----------------8--10----------------------------------10--8-----------------| G|------8--10--12------------------------------------------------12--10--8------| D|--10----------------------------------------------------------------------10--|