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C♯ minor #7M pentatonic Scale — Guitar Fretboard Visualization

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

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

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

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

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

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

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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 (B) 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

Both E strings hold a scale tone open, a minor third above the root, though the drone test fails, so they serve better as targets than pedals. A capo on fret 1 turns the fingering into the C shapes, which means a key carrying four sharps can be worked out of a simpler one. Box 1 sits at fret 9, roots at fret 4 on the A and fret 2 on the B. Position work moves up at fret 13.

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