C# Pentatonic Major Scale

Five notes, zero wrong choices. The vocabulary of country, southern rock, and gospel leads.

Labels

Root KeyC C#D D#E F F#G G#A A#B

Full neck(1 / 6)

Tap any note on the fretboard to hear it. Root notes are highlighted in brand blue and marked R in interval mode.

Root

C#

Formula

1 2 3 5 6

Notes

C# D# F G# A#

Difficulty

Beginner

Common Genres

CountryRockPop

Famous Guitarists Who Use It

Brad Paisley · Keith Richards · Duane Allman

Signature Licks & Ideas

Bend the 6th up to the root at the 12th fret.

How to Practice

Play the scale one octave, ascending and descending, on a single string first.
Then play it across the strings in position — index finger anchored on the root fret.
Loop it slowly with a metronome (start at 60 bpm) before pushing tempo.
Improvise over a backing track in the same key — target the root note on beat 1.

Try This Scale in Another Key

C Pentatonic Major C# Pentatonic Major D Pentatonic Major D# Pentatonic Major E Pentatonic Major F Pentatonic Major F# Pentatonic Major G Pentatonic Major G# Pentatonic Major A Pentatonic Major A# Pentatonic Major B Pentatonic Major

Related Scales in C#

C# Major C# Natural Minor C# Pentatonic Minor C# Blues C# Harmonic Minor C# Melodic Minor C# Dorian C# Mixolydian

Practice Essentials

Editor-picked gear that makes practice easier. As an Amazon Associate we earn from qualifying purchases.

Boss DB-30 Dr. Beat

Compact, loud enough for practice — polyrhythm support.

Korg TM-60 Tuner-Metronome

Combo device that hangs off a music stand.

Soundbrenner Pulse

Wearable vibrating metronome — feel the click.

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