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C♯ minor hexatonic Scale — Guitar Fretboard Visualization

Low E string: E, F#, G#, B#, C#, D#, E at frets 0, 2, 4, 8, 9, 11, 12

A string: B#, C#, D#, E, F#, G# at frets 3, 4, 6, 7, 9, 11

D string: D#, E, F#, G#, B#, C# at frets 1, 2, 4, 6, 10, 11

G string: G#, B#, C#, D#, E, F# at frets 1, 5, 6, 8, 9, 11

B string: B#, C#, D#, E, F#, G# at frets 1, 2, 4, 5, 7, 9

High E string: E, F#, G#, B#, C#, D#, E at frets 0, 2, 4, 8, 9, 11, 12

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C# minor hexatonic

The minor hexatonic is a six note scale: root, 2nd, flat 3rd, 4th, 5th, major 7th. It is harmonic minor with the flat 6th omitted, keeping the dramatic leading tone while removing the scale's most dissonant rub. The result is a clean minor sound with a strong pull home, handy over minor and minor-major 7th chords alike.

it consists of these notes and degrees:

C♯

I

D♯

II

E

bIII

F♯

IV

G♯

V

B♯

VII

minor hexatonic in all 12 keys, with chords and related scales

tip
  • Hear C# minor hexatonic as harmonic minor minus the flat 6th: the drama of the leading tone (C) without the augmented-2nd gap.
  • Over a minor-major 7th chord, arpeggiate root, bIII (E), V, VII and use the 2nd (D#) and 4th (F#) as connecting steps.
  • End phrases VII up to C#; with no b6 (A) in the way, the resolution sounds clean rather than exotic.
  • Use it when natural minor feels too soft and harmonic minor too Spanish; six notes split the difference.

How to play C♯ minor hexatonic on guitar

Both E strings carry a scale tone open, the minor third, and nothing else does, so pedal work here sits on that single pitch. Capo fret 1 and the whole thing reads as C minor hexatonic, which lets you borrow fingerings you already own in that key. Roots run low: 2nd fret on the B string, 4th on the A. Lowest one is fret 9 on the low E. First shape ends before fret 13, so the next position starts there.

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