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Fig. 1 · C minor pentatonic · first 12 frets

ukulele scale

C minor pentatonic

C1E♭♭3F4G5B♭♭7

Major pentatonic started from its fifth note. The first scale most guitarists learn.

on guitaron piano

Written out

Fig. 2 · C minor pentatonic, ascending

Every accidental is written in, rather than left to a key signature, so the letters can be read one at a time.

The step pattern

CW+HE♭WFWGW+HB♭WC

What is true of it

C minor pentatonic is C, E♭, F, G and B♭, and back to C.

Its steps are W+H – W – W – W+H – W, where W is a whole step and H a half.

Across the first twelve frets of the ukulele its notes fall in 22 places, which is what makes a scale a shape rather than a list.

Chords made only of these notes

CmminorCm7minor seventhE♭major

Found by testing every chord in the catalogue against these 5 sounds, not chosen.

Other scales on C

C major pentatonicpentatonicC bluespentatonicC major bluespentatonicC majormajorC natural minorminorC harmonic minorminor

C♯ min pentD♭ min pentD min pentD♯ min pentE♭ min pentE min pentF min pentF♯ min pentall 374