C# Minor Pentatonic Scale
4-string bass · 5 notes · 5 notes · minor family
Notes
C♯
E
F♯
G♯
B
Solfège : Do♯ – Mi – Fa♯ – Sol♯ – Si
Interval Structure
C♯
T+½T
E
T
F♯
T
G♯
T+½T
B
→
C♯+oct.
T
About this scale
The minor pentatonic is the most-played bass scale. Its 5 half-step-free notes sound naturally over blues, rock, and funk. Its apparent simplicity hides infinite richness: it is the foundation of virtually all improvised bass solos and lines in minor keys.
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