C minor pentatonic scale

5 notes · the ♭3 and ♭7 · 5th mode of E♭ major pentatonic

Natural minor without the 2nd and ♭6.

Key
CC♯DE♭EFF♯GA♭AB♭B
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The notes of C minor pentatonic

C
1
Eb
♭3
F
4
G
5
Bb
♭7

the ♭3 and ♭7

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Chords from C minor pentatonic

Every other note here is not a third apart, so it builds no chords. Play it over the ones below.

What to play C minor pentatonic over

Chords on C made only of these notes.

Cm7C7sus4CmCsus4C5

Other modes on C

C major pentatonic♭3→24→3♭7→6

Midi Settings

7.5
Play Style
One pass of the pick from the lowest string up, everything left ringing.
Instrument
350
150

Style

Shows each chord the way this style would voice it, and marks which of its alternatives belong to the idiom.

Layout

Left Handed Mode