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C Scriabin scale

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About the C Scriabin scale

C Scriabin is used for impressionist and mystical concert music. Think of it as a five-note scale from the late, mystical harmony of Scriabin. It is C Major Pentatonic with the second lowered.

Its notes are C, D, E, G, and A. The formula is H 1½ 1½ W 1½.

Also called Major Pentatonic 2 and Vibhas.

In C Scriabin, the open strings sound E, A, and G. A guitarist finds the lowest C at the 3rd fret of the A string.

Positions

Playable shapes for this scale up the neck. Tap any note to hear it.

Pentatonic boxes

The five shapes blues and rock are built on, the first scale most guitarists ever solo with, one box per note up the neck.

Box 1open
Box 2fr 3
Box 3fr 5
Box 4fr 8
Box 5fr 9

Notes and intervals

1CCRoot
2DbD♭Minor 2nd
3EEMajor 3rd
4GGPerfect 5th
5AAMajor 6th
StepsH 1½ 1½ W 1½
Semitones1-3-3-2-3
Degrees1 2 3 5 6

Shapes

Chromatic

CC♯D♭DD♯E♭EFF♯G♭GG♯A♭AA♯B♭B

Circle of Fifths

CGDAEBF♯G♭C♯D♭G♯A♭D♯E♭A♯B♭F

Related scales

Scriabin in other keys

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C Scriabin scale on guitar shown as colored note dots
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