On the guitar neck
Every note up to the 15th fret; the root (C) is coloured. It sits on fret 8 of the low E string and fret 3 of the A string, the two usual starting points.
C, E♭, F, G and B♭ make up C minor pentatonic, and they are also the five notes of E♭ major pentatonic. Box 1 starts at the 8th fret of the low E string, and the open G string is the only open string in the scale. To play it lower on the neck, start from the C at the 3rd fret of the A string.
The C minor pentatonic scale has five notes: C – E♭ – F – G – B♭. They are the notes of C minor without D and A♭, the two that form semitones, which is why it rarely clashes with the chords of the key.
Tip: Loop Cm7 and Fm7 and land your phrases on E♭, the minor third, so the minor sound comes through.
Every note up to the 15th fret; the root (C) is coloured. It sits on fret 8 of the low E string and fret 3 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 Cm and the other chords of C minor, and over a blues in C. The same notes make the E♭ major pentatonic.