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C Scales

All C guitar scales. View positions for Major, Minor, Pentatonic and 13 scale types.

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CC#DEbEFF#GAbABbB

C Major

Degrees: R - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5 - 6 - 7

Position 1 (C Shape)
Scale fretboard diagram34567R234567R2345
Position 2 (A Shape)
Scale fretboard diagram2fr567R234567R234567
Position 3 (G Shape)
Scale fretboard diagram4fr67R234567R234567R
Position 4 (E Shape)
Scale fretboard diagram7fr7R234567R234567R23
Position 5 (D Shape)
Scale fretboard diagram9fr234567R234567R234

Diatonic Chords

Imaj7 Cmaj7IIm7 Dm7IIIm7 Em7IVmaj7 Fmaj7V7 G7VIm7 Am7VIIm7b5 Bm7b5

C Natural Minor

Degrees: R - 2 - b3 - 4 - 5 - b6 - b7

Position 1 (C Shape)
Scale fretboard diagram45b6b7R2b345b6b7R2b345b6
Position 2 (A Shape)
Scale fretboard diagram3fr5b6b7R2b345b6b7R2b345b6b7
Position 3 (G Shape)
Scale fretboard diagram4frb6b7R2b345b6b7R2b345b6b7R
Position 4 (E Shape)
Scale fretboard diagram7frR2b345b6b7R2b345b6b7R2b3
Position 5 (D Shape)
Scale fretboard diagram9fr2b345b6b7R2b345b6b7R2b34

Diatonic Chords

Im7 Cm7IIm7b5 Dm7b5IIImaj7 Ebmaj7IVm7 Fm7Vm7 Gm7VImaj7 Abmaj7VII7 Bb7

C Harmonic Minor

Degrees: R - 2 - b3 - 4 - 5 - b6 - 7

Position 1 (C Shape)
Scale fretboard diagram45b67R2b345b67R2b345b6
Position 2 (A Shape)
Scale fretboard diagram2fr5b67R2b345b67R2b345b67
Position 3 (G Shape)
Scale fretboard diagram4frb67R2b345b67R2b345b67R
Position 4 (E Shape)
Scale fretboard diagram7fr7R2b345b67R2b345b67R2b3
Position 5 (D Shape)
Scale fretboard diagram9fr2b345b67R2b345b67R2b34

Diatonic Chords

ImMaj7 CmIIm7b5 Dm7b5III+maj7 EbaugIVm7 Fm7V7 G7VImaj7 Abmaj7VIIdim7 Bdim7

C Melodic Minor

Degrees: R - 2 - b3 - 4 - 5 - 6 - 7

Position 1 (C Shape)
Scale fretboard diagram4567R2b34567R2b345
Position 2 (A Shape)
Scale fretboard diagram2fr567R2b34567R2b34567
Position 3 (G Shape)
Scale fretboard diagram4fr67R2b34567R2b34567R
Position 4 (E Shape)
Scale fretboard diagram7fr7R2b34567R2b34567R2b3
Position 5 (D Shape)
Scale fretboard diagram9fr2b34567R2b34567R2b34

Diatonic Chords

ImMaj7 CmIIm7 Dm7III+maj7 EbaugIV7 F7V7 G7VIm7b5 Am7b5VIIm7b5 Bm7b5

C Major Pentatonic

Degrees: R - 2 - 3 - 5 - 6

Position 1 (C Shape)
Scale fretboard diagram356R2356R235
Position 2 (A Shape)
Scale fretboard diagram2fr56R2356R2356
Position 3 (G Shape)
Scale fretboard diagram5fr6R2356R2356R
Position 4 (E Shape)
Scale fretboard diagram7frR2356R2356R23
Position 5 (D Shape)
Scale fretboard diagram9fr2356R2356R23

C Minor Pentatonic

Degrees: R - b3 - 4 - 5 - b7

Position 1 (C Shape)
Scale fretboard diagram45b7Rb345b7Rb345
Position 2 (A Shape)
Scale fretboard diagram3fr5b7Rb345b7Rb345b7
Position 3 (G Shape)
Scale fretboard diagram4frb7Rb345b7Rb345b7R
Position 4 (E Shape)
Scale fretboard diagram8frRb345b7Rb345b7Rb3
Position 5 (D Shape)
Scale fretboard diagram10frb345b7Rb345b7Rb34

C Blues

Degrees: R - b3 - 4 - b5 - 5 - b7

Position 1 (C Shape)
Scale fretboard diagram4b55b7Rb34b55b7Rb34b55
Position 2 (A Shape)
Scale fretboard diagram2frb55b7Rb34b55b7Rb34b55b7
Position 3 (G Shape)
Scale fretboard diagram4frb7Rb34b55b7Rb34b55b7R
Position 4 (E Shape)
Scale fretboard diagram7frRb34b55b7Rb34b55b7Rb3
Position 5 (D Shape)
Scale fretboard diagram9frb34b55b7Rb34b55b7Rb34b5

C Dorian

Degrees: R - 2 - b3 - 4 - 5 - 6 - b7

Position 1 (C Shape)
Scale fretboard diagram456b7R2b3456b7R2b345
Position 2 (A Shape)
Scale fretboard diagram2fr56b7R2b3456b7R2b3456b7
Position 3 (G Shape)
Scale fretboard diagram4fr6b7R2b3456b7R2b3456b7R
Position 4 (E Shape)
Scale fretboard diagram7frR2b3456b7R2b3456b7R2b3
Position 5 (D Shape)
Scale fretboard diagram10fr2b3456b7R2b3456b7R2b34

Diatonic Chords

Im7 Cm7IIm7 Dm7IIImaj7 Ebmaj7IV7 F7Vm7 Gm7VIm7b5 Am7b5VIImaj7 Bbmaj7

C Phrygian

Degrees: R - b2 - b3 - 4 - 5 - b6 - b7

Position 1 (C Shape)
Scale fretboard diagram45b6b7Rb2b345b6b7Rb2b345b6
Position 2 (A Shape)
Scale fretboard diagram2fr5b6b7Rb2b345b6b7Rb2b345b6b7
Position 3 (G Shape)
Scale fretboard diagram4frb6b7Rb2b345b6b7Rb2b345b6b7Rb2
Position 4 (E Shape)
Scale fretboard diagram8frRb2b345b6b7Rb2b345b6b7Rb2b3
Position 5 (D Shape)
Scale fretboard diagram9frb2b345b6b7Rb2b345b6b7Rb2b34

Diatonic Chords

Im7 Cm7IImaj7 C#maj7III7 Eb7IVm7 Fm7Vm7b5 Gm7b5VImaj7 Abmaj7VIIm7 Bbm7

C Lydian

Degrees: R - 2 - 3 - #4 - 5 - 6 - 7

Position 1 (C Shape)
Scale fretboard diagram3#4567R23#4567R23#45
Position 2 (A Shape)
Scale fretboard diagram2fr#4567R23#4567R23#4567
Position 3 (G Shape)
Scale fretboard diagram4fr67R23#4567R23#4567R
Position 4 (E Shape)
Scale fretboard diagram7fr7R23#4567R23#4567R23
Position 5 (D Shape)
Scale fretboard diagram9fr23#4567R23#4567R23#4

Diatonic Chords

Imaj7 Cmaj7II7 D7IIIm7 Em7#IVm7b5 F#m7b5Vmaj7 Gmaj7VIm7 Am7VIIm7 Bm7

C Mixolydian

Degrees: R - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5 - 6 - b7

Position 1 (C Shape)
Scale fretboard diagram3456b7R23456b7R2345
Position 2 (A Shape)
Scale fretboard diagram2fr56b7R23456b7R23456b7
Position 3 (G Shape)
Scale fretboard diagram5fr6b7R23456b7R23456b7R
Position 4 (E Shape)
Scale fretboard diagram7frR23456b7R23456b7R23
Position 5 (D Shape)
Scale fretboard diagram9fr23456b7R23456b7R234

Diatonic Chords

I7 C7IIm7 Dm7IIIm7b5 Em7b5IVmaj7 Fmaj7Vm7 Gm7VIm7 Am7VIImaj7 Bbmaj7

C Locrian

Degrees: R - b2 - b3 - 4 - b5 - b6 - b7

Position 1 (C Shape)
Scale fretboard diagram1fr4b5b6b7Rb2b34b5b6b7Rb2b34b5b6
Position 2 (A Shape)
Scale fretboard diagram2frb5b6b7Rb2b34b5b6b7Rb2b34b5b6b7
Position 3 (G Shape)
Scale fretboard diagram4frb6b7Rb2b34b5b6b7Rb2b34b5b6b7Rb2
Position 4 (E Shape)
Scale fretboard diagram7frRb2b34b5b6b7Rb2b34b5b6b7Rb2b3
Position 5 (D Shape)
Scale fretboard diagram9frb2b34b5b6b7Rb2b34b5b6b7Rb2b34b5

Diatonic Chords

Im7b5 Cm7b5IImaj7 C#maj7IIIm7 Ebm7IVm7 Fm7Vmaj7 F#maj7VI7 Ab7VIIm7 Bbm7

C Altered

Degrees: R - b2 - b3 - 3 - b5 - #5 - b7

Position 1 (C Shape)
Scale fretboard diagram3b5#5b7Rb2b33b5#5b7Rb2b33b5#5
Position 2 (A Shape)
Scale fretboard diagram2frb5#5b7Rb2b33b5#5b7Rb2b33b5#5b7
Position 3 (G Shape)
Scale fretboard diagram4fr#5b7Rb2b33b5#5b7Rb2b33b5#5b7Rb2
Position 4 (E Shape)
Scale fretboard diagram7frRb2b33b5#5b7Rb2b33b5#5b7Rb2b33
Position 5 (D Shape)
Scale fretboard diagram9frb2b33b5#5b7Rb2b33b5#5b7Rb2b33b5

Scales by Key

CC#DEbEFF#GAbABbB
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