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C♯ minor six pentatonic Scale — Guitar Fretboard Visualization

Low E string: E, F#, G#, A#, C#, E at frets 0, 2, 4, 6, 9, 12

A string: A#, C#, E, F#, G# at frets 1, 4, 7, 9, 11

D string: E, F#, G#, A#, C# at frets 2, 4, 6, 8, 11

G string: G#, A#, C#, E, F# at frets 1, 3, 6, 9, 11

B string: C#, E, F#, G#, A# at frets 2, 5, 7, 9, 11

High E string: E, F#, G#, A#, C#, E at frets 0, 2, 4, 6, 9, 12

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C# minor six pentatonic

The minor six pentatonic swaps the flat 7th of the minor pentatonic for a natural 6th: root, flat 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th. That one change shifts the color from blues toward dorian, outlining a minor 6th chord, the classic sound over a minor vamp with a sophisticated edge. Grant Green and jazz-blues players lean on it constantly.

it consists of these notes and degrees:

C♯

I

E

bIII

F♯

IV

G♯

V

A♯

VI

minor six pentatonic in all 12 keys, with chords and related scales

tip
  • Minor pentatonic with the b7 (B) swapped for the natural 6th (A#): one moved finger, and the box outlines a m6 chord.
  • Over a dorian vamp or m6 chord on C#, the VI is the color note: lean on it where you would have leaned on b7 (B).
  • Grant Green's trick: run it over the related dominant a 4th above; the same five notes spell that chord's 9-13 colors.
  • Alternate it with the standard minor pentatonic mid-solo; toggling the 6th and 7th keeps a long minor jam moving.

How to play C♯ minor six pentatonic on guitar

Both E strings carry a scale tone but neither functions as a drone, so the fretting hand does all the work. Roots run from fret 2 on the B string up to fret 11 on the D, giving anchor points across the whole neck. Capo at 1 and the shapes read in C. Box one opens at fret 9 and the second shape starts at fret 13.

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