piano scale
C minor pentatonic
C1E♭♭3F4G5B♭♭7
Major pentatonic started from its fifth note. The first scale most guitarists learn.
Written out
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.
Chords made only of these notes
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