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C minor #7M pentatonic Scale — Guitar Fretboard Visualization

Low E string: F, G, B, C, Eb at frets 1, 3, 7, 8, 11

A string: B, C, Eb, F, G at frets 2, 3, 6, 8, 10

D string: Eb, F, G, B, C at frets 1, 3, 5, 9, 10

G string: G, B, C, Eb, F, G at frets 0, 4, 5, 8, 10, 12

B string: B, C, Eb, F, G, B at frets 0, 1, 4, 6, 8, 12

High E string: F, G, B, C, Eb at frets 1, 3, 7, 8, 11

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C minor #7M pentatonic

The minor #7 pentatonic is the minor pentatonic with its flat 7th raised to a major 7th: root, flat 3rd, 4th, 5th, major 7th. It outlines a minor-major 7th chord, the brooding James Bond sonority, and gives melodic or harmonic minor color inside a comfortable pentatonic grip. The half step from 7 up to the root is the whole drama.

it consists of these notes and degrees:

C

I

E♭

bIII

F

IV

G

V

B

VII

minor #7M pentatonic in all 12 keys, with chords and related scales

tip
  • Minor pentatonic with the b7 (Bb) raised to a major 7th: every box you know works, with one fret moved.
  • It outlines a m(maj7) chord: the James Bond sonority in five notes over a C minor vamp.
  • Let the VII to root half step end phrases; that is the drama the raised note buys.
  • Alternate it with regular C minor pentatonic: shifting the 7th back and forth animates a static minor groove.

How to play C minor #7M pentatonic on guitar

Open G and open B both sit in the scale, a perfect fifth and a major seventh over the root, so a two-string drone is available under everything you play. Box 1 starts at fret 8 with the lowest root on the low E. Roots also fall at fret 3 on the A and fret 1 on the B, which means you can drop out of that box in either direction. Five notes only, with the shift at fret 12.

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