C minor scale on guitar

C · D · E♭ · F · G · A♭ · B♭

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The C minor scale is C, D, E♭, F, G, A♭ and B♭ — the 1, 2, ♭3, 4, 5, ♭6 and ♭7 of C. The same notes from E♭ are the E♭ major scale, its relative major. From the same root, the C major scale is its parallel. It is drawn across the whole guitar above; tap a note to hear it. The natural minor scale — melancholic and introspective About the minor scale →

Also written C natural minor, C natural minor scale, C aeolian, C aeolian mode and C min scale.

In every key

CD♭DE♭EFF♯GA♭AB♭B

On other instruments

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By earHear a phrase from the C minor scale and play it back