Today you’ll look at a simple guide to playing C Minor Pentatonic on the guitar.
To better understand pentatonic scales as a whole, check out this post.
Table of Contents
Understanding the C Minor Pentatonic Scale
The 5 C Minor Pentatonic Scale Notes
The 5 notes in the C Minor Pentatonic Scale are: C-Eb-F-G-Bb
What is the relative major of C Minor Pentatonic?
The relative major of C Minor Pentatonic is Eb Major Pentatonic.
How to play C Minor Pentatonic on guitar
Here are the 5 C Minor Pentatonic Positions/shapes for the guitar.
The root note is highlighted in green.
C Minor Pentatonic Position 1
![C Minor Pentatonic Position 1](http://guitarfluence.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/C-Minor-Pentatonic-Position-1-Made-at-Guitarscientist.com_-1024x350.png)
C Minor Pentatonic Position 2
![C Minor Pentatonic Position 2](http://guitarfluence.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/C-Minor-Pentatonic-Position-2-Made-at-Guitarscientist.com_-1024x350.png)
C Minor Pentatonic Position 3
![C Minor Pentatonic Position 3](http://guitarfluence.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/C-Minor-Pentatonic-Position-3-Made-at-Guitarscientist.com_-1024x350.png)
C Minor Pentatonic Position 4
![C Minor Pentatonic Position 4](http://guitarfluence.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/C-Minor-Pentatonic-Position-4-Made-at-Guitarscientist.com_-1024x350.png)
C Minor Pentatonic Position 5
![C Minor Pentatonic Position 5](http://guitarfluence.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/C-Minor-Pentatonic-Position-5-Made-at-Guitarscientist.com_-1024x350.png)
C Minor Pentatonic Fretboard Diagram
![C Minor Pentatonic Scale Fretboard Diagram (with intervals)](http://guitarfluence.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/C-Minor-Pentatonic-Fretboard-Diagram-Made-at-Guitarscientist.com_-1024x350.png)