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C minor scale on guitar

C minor has 7 notes: C, D, E♭, F, G, A♭, B♭. Also called natural minor, Aeolian.

C minor: notes, degrees and the semitones to the next note
NoteCDE♭FGA♭B♭
Degree12♭345♭6♭7
Step2122122

C minor on the whole neck

Every C minor note from the open strings to fret 15, in standard E tuning (E A D G B E), by name; by degree under "Show more".

C minor scale, note names, frets 0 to 15F2G2Ab2Bb2C3D3Eb3F3G3Bb2C3D3Eb3F3G3Ab3Bb3C4D3Eb3F3G3Ab3Bb3C4D4Eb4F4G3Ab3Bb3C4D4Eb4F4G4Ab4Bb4C4D4Eb4F4G4Ab4Bb4C5D5F4G4Ab4Bb4C5D5Eb5F5G56E25A24D33G32B31E40123456789101112131415
  • C minor
Note names
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C minor scale, degrees, frets 0 to 1545b6b712b345b712b345b6b712b345b6b712b345b6b712b345b6b712b345b6b71245b6b712b3456E25A24D33G32B31E40123456789101112131415
  • C minor
Degrees

C minor in 5 positions

The neck split into the hand positions Practice Lab practices, one for each place a C falls on a string, with the notes its scale run fingers there.

C minor, position 1, frets 1 to 545b6b712b345b6b712b345b66E25A24D33G32B31E4012345
    Position 1: frets 1–5, 17 notes
    C minor, position 2, frets 3 to 75b6b712b345b6b712b345b6b76E25A24D33G32B31E434567
      Position 2: frets 3–7, 17 notes
      C minor, position 3, frets 5 to 9b712b345b6b712b345b6b716E25A24D33G32B31E456789
        Position 3: frets 5–9, 16 notes
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        C minor, position 4, frets 8 to 1212b345b6b712b345b6b712b36E25A24D33G32B31E489101112
          Position 4: frets 8–12, 17 notes
          C minor, position 5, frets 10 to 132b345b6b712b345b6b712b346E25A24D33G32B31E41011121314
            Position 5: frets 10–13, 17 notes

            Triads in C minor

            DegreeChordPages
            1CmC minor arpeggio
            2DdimD diminished arpeggio
            ♭3E♭E♭ major arpeggio
            4FmF minor arpeggio
            5GmG minor arpeggio
            ♭6A♭A♭ major arpeggio
            ♭7B♭B♭ major arpeggio

            Seventh chords in C minor

            DegreeChordPages
            1Cm7Cm7 arpeggio · Cm7 drop 2 · Cm7 drop 3 · Cm7 drop 2 and 4
            2Dm7♭5Dm7♭5 arpeggio · Dm7♭5 drop 2 · Dm7♭5 drop 3 · Dm7♭5 drop 2 and 4
            ♭3E♭maj7E♭maj7 arpeggio · E♭maj7 drop 2 · E♭maj7 drop 3 · E♭maj7 drop 2 and 4
            4Fm7Fm7 arpeggio · Fm7 drop 2 · Fm7 drop 3 · Fm7 drop 2 and 4
            5Gm7Gm7 arpeggio · Gm7 drop 2 · Gm7 drop 3 · Gm7 drop 2 and 4
            ♭6A♭maj7A♭maj7 arpeggio · A♭maj7 drop 2 · A♭maj7 drop 3 · A♭maj7 drop 2 and 4
            ♭7B♭7B♭7 arpeggio · B♭7 drop 2 · B♭7 drop 3 · B♭7 drop 2 and 4

            Same notes, other names

            These scales use exactly the notes of C minor, starting from another root.

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