C♯ / D♭ Minor Pentatonic

NOTES

C♯ E F♯ G♯ B C♯

SCALE FORMULA

1 – ♭3 – 4 – 5 – ♭7

ABOUT THIS SCALE

One of the essential guitar scales. It is a cornerstone of rock, blues, metal and countless guitar solos.

GUITAR FRETBOARD

Standard tuning — E A D G B E — open through fret 24.

Direction

Speed

Scale note Root Click any note to hear it.

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Playback: The scale follows a practical two-octave route across nearby strings and frets. The note currently sounding turns bright white.

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Chord progression ideas

Key of C♯ / D♭

i7 – ♭VII – i7

C♯m7 → B → C♯m7

A straightforward minor-rock setting where minor pentatonic can be used almost immediately.

i7 – IV7 – i7

C♯m7 → F♯7 → C♯m7

The dominant IV chord adds blues-rock tension while the minor pentatonic remains a strong improvising choice.