About the C sharp Melodic Minor Pentatonic scale
C sharp Melodic Minor Pentatonic is used for jazz and modern minor melodies. Think of it as a five-note minor scale that reaches for a major seventh. It is C♯ Minor Pentatonic with the seventh raised.
Its notes are C♯, E, F♯, G♯, and B♯. The formula is 1½ W W 4 semitones H.
The open-string note E sits inside the mode. On guitar, the deepest C♯ within reach is the 4th fret of the A string. A capo at the first fret lets a guitarist play C♯ Melodic Minor Pentatonic with C-shape fingerings.
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.
Notes and intervals
| 1 | C#C♯ | Root |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | EE | Minor 3rd |
| 3 | F#F♯ | Perfect 4th |
| 4 | G#G♯ | Perfect 5th |
| 5 | B#B♯ | Major 7th |
| Steps | 1½ W W 4 semitones H |
|---|---|
| Semitones | 3-2-2-4-1 |
| Degrees | 1 ♭3 4 5 7 |
Shapes
Chromatic
Circle of Fifths
Related scales
Melodic Minor Pentatonic in other keys
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Modes
The same notes, starting on a different note.
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