Guitar · scales and modes # C minor scale on guitar C minor has 7 notes: C, D, E♭, F, G, A♭, B♭. Also called natural minor, Aeolian. | Note | C | D | E♭ | F | G | A♭ | B♭ | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Degree | 1 | 2 | ♭3 | 4 | 5 | ♭6 | ♭7 | | Step | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | ## 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 Note names 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. Position 1: frets 1–5, 17 notes Position 2: frets 3–7, 17 notes Position 3: frets 5–9, 16 notes Position 4: frets 8–12, 17 notes Position 5: frets 10–13, 17 notes ## Triads in C minor | Degree | Chord | Pages | | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | Cm | [C minor arpeggio](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/c-minor) | | 2 | Ddim | [D diminished arpeggio](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/d-diminished) | | ♭3 | E♭ | [E♭ major arpeggio](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/eb-major) | | 4 | Fm | [F minor arpeggio](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/f-minor) | | 5 | Gm | [G minor arpeggio](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/g-minor) | | ♭6 | A♭ | [A♭ major arpeggio](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/ab-major) | | ♭7 | B♭ | [B♭ major arpeggio](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/bb-major) | ## Seventh chords in C minor | Degree | Chord | Pages | | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | Cm7 | [Cm7 arpeggio](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/cm7) · [Cm7 drop 2](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/cm7-drop-2) · [Cm7 drop 3](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/cm7-drop-3) · [Cm7 drop 2 and 4](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/cm7-drop-2-and-4) | | 2 | Dm7♭5 | [Dm7♭5 arpeggio](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/dm7b5) · [Dm7♭5 drop 2](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/dm7b5-drop-2) · [Dm7♭5 drop 3](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/dm7b5-drop-3) · [Dm7♭5 drop 2 and 4](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/dm7b5-drop-2-and-4) | | ♭3 | E♭maj7 | [E♭maj7 arpeggio](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/ebmaj7) · [E♭maj7 drop 2](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/ebmaj7-drop-2) · [E♭maj7 drop 3](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/ebmaj7-drop-3) · [E♭maj7 drop 2 and 4](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/ebmaj7-drop-2-and-4) | | 4 | Fm7 | [Fm7 arpeggio](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/fm7) · [Fm7 drop 2](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/fm7-drop-2) · [Fm7 drop 3](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/fm7-drop-3) · [Fm7 drop 2 and 4](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/fm7-drop-2-and-4) | | 5 | Gm7 | [Gm7 arpeggio](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/gm7) · [Gm7 drop 2](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/gm7-drop-2) · [Gm7 drop 3](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/gm7-drop-3) · [Gm7 drop 2 and 4](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/gm7-drop-2-and-4) | | ♭6 | A♭maj7 | [A♭maj7 arpeggio](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/abmaj7) · [A♭maj7 drop 2](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/abmaj7-drop-2) · [A♭maj7 drop 3](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/abmaj7-drop-3) · [A♭maj7 drop 2 and 4](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/abmaj7-drop-2-and-4) | | ♭7 | B♭7 | [B♭7 arpeggio](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/bb7) · [B♭7 drop 2](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/bb7-drop-2) · [B♭7 drop 3](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/bb7-drop-3) · [B♭7 drop 2 and 4](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/bb7-drop-2-and-4) | ## Same notes, other names These scales use exactly the notes of C minor, starting from another root. - [E♭ major](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/eb-major) - [F Dorian](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/f-dorian) - [G Phrygian](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/g-phrygian) - [A♭ Lydian](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/ab-lydian) - [B♭ Mixolydian](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/bb-mixolydian) - [D Locrian](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/d-locrian) ## Minor in every key - C minor - [C♯ minor](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/c-sharp-minor) - [D minor](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/d-minor) - [E♭ minor](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/eb-minor) - [E minor](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/e-minor) - [F minor](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/f-minor) - [F♯ minor](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/f-sharp-minor) - [G minor](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/g-minor) - [G♯ minor](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/g-sharp-minor) - [A minor](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/a-minor) - [B♭ minor](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/bb-minor) - [B minor](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/b-minor) ## Practice it in Practice Lab Practice C minor in every position, at your tempo, with a plan that adapts. 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