About the C Minor Six Pentatonic scale
C Minor Six Pentatonic is used for jazz, funk and modal solos. Think of it as a minor pentatonic brightened with a natural sixth. It is C Minor Pentatonic with the seventh lowered.
Its notes are C, E♭, F, G, and A. The formula is 1½ W W W 1½. It is the fourth mode of F Mixolydian Pentatonic (alt).
One of the notes in C Minor Six Pentatonic is a black key, E♭.
Notes and intervals
| 1 | CC | Root |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | EbE♭ | Minor 3rd |
| 3 | FF | Perfect 4th |
| 4 | GG | Perfect 5th |
| 5 | AA | Major 6th |
| Steps | 1½ W W W 1½ |
|---|---|
| Semitones | 3-2-2-2-3 |
| Degrees | 1 ♭3 4 5 6 |
Shapes
Chromatic
Circle of Fifths
Related scales
Minor Six Pentatonic in other keys
D flat Minor Six Pentatonic scaleD Minor Six Pentatonic scaleE flat Minor Six Pentatonic scaleE Minor Six Pentatonic scaleF Minor Six Pentatonic scaleG flat Minor Six Pentatonic scaleG Minor Six Pentatonic scaleA flat Minor Six Pentatonic scaleA Minor Six Pentatonic scaleB flat Minor Six Pentatonic scaleB Minor Six Pentatonic scale
Modes
The same notes, starting on a different note.
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