On the guitar neck
Every note up to the 15th fret; the root (C♯) is coloured. It sits on fret 9 of the low E string and fret 4 of the A string, the two usual starting points.
C♯ minor pentatonic is spelled C♯, E, F♯, G♯ and B, the same notes as E major pentatonic. That makes it a natural fit for the C♯m chord in songs in E major, a common guitar key. Box 1 starts at the 9th fret, and the open low E, B and high E strings all belong to the scale.
The C sharp minor pentatonic scale has five notes: C♯ – E – F♯ – G♯ – B. They are the notes of C sharp minor without D♯ and A, the two that form semitones, which is why it rarely clashes with the chords of the key.
Tip: Try a C♯m–A–E–B loop and let the open B and high E strings ring between fretted notes.
Every note up to the 15th fret; the root (C♯) is coloured. It sits on fret 9 of the low E string and fret 4 of the A string, the two usual starting points.
| Note | Interval |
|---|---|
| C♯ | Root |
| E | Minor third |
| F♯ | Perfect fourth |
| G♯ | Perfect fifth |
| B | Minor seventh |
It sounds right over C♯m and the other chords of C sharp minor, and over a blues in C♯. The same notes make the E major pentatonic.