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C# Major Pentatonic Scale Charts

Explore C# Major Pentatonic across the full guitar fretboard and 5 connected positions. Notes: C#, D#, F, G#, A#. Intervals: 1, 2, 3, 5, 6.

C# Major Pentatonic full fretboard chart

C# Major Pentatonic uses C#, D#, F, G#, A# across frets 0-15.

C# Major Pentatonic full fretboard chart. Fretboard table by guitar string and fret number.
String0123456789101112131415
1E3F5G#6A#RC#2D#3F
2BRC#2D#3F5G#6A#RC#
3G5G#6A#RC#2D#3F5G#6A#
4D2D#3F5G#6A#RC#2D#3F
5A6A#RC#2D#3F5G#6A#
6E3F5G#6A#RC#2D#3F

String 1: F4 at fret 1 (3), G#4 at fret 4 (5), A#4 at fret 6 (6), C#5 at fret 9 (root), D#5 at fret 11 (2), F5 at fret 13 (3).

String 2: C#4 at fret 2 (root), D#4 at fret 4 (2), F4 at fret 6 (3), G#4 at fret 9 (5), A#4 at fret 11 (6), C#5 at fret 14 (root).

String 3: G#3 at fret 1 (5), A#3 at fret 3 (6), C#4 at fret 6 (root), D#4 at fret 8 (2), F4 at fret 10 (3), G#4 at fret 13 (5), A#4 at fret 15 (6).

String 4: D#3 at fret 1 (2), F3 at fret 3 (3), G#3 at fret 6 (5), A#3 at fret 8 (6), C#4 at fret 11 (root), D#4 at fret 13 (2), F4 at fret 15 (3).

String 5: A#2 at fret 1 (6), C#3 at fret 4 (root), D#3 at fret 6 (2), F3 at fret 8 (3), G#3 at fret 11 (5), A#3 at fret 13 (6).

String 6: F2 at fret 1 (3), G#2 at fret 4 (5), A#2 at fret 6 (6), C#3 at fret 9 (root), D#3 at fret 11 (2), F3 at fret 13 (3).

C# Major Pentatonic Position 1 chart

Position 1 covers frets 8-11 for C# Major Pentatonic.

C# Major Pentatonic Position 1 chart. Fretboard table by guitar string and fret number.
String891011
1ERC#2D#
2B5G#6A#
3G2D#3F
4D6A#RC#
5A3F5G#
6ERC#2D#

String 1: C#5 at fret 9 (root), D#5 at fret 11 (2).

String 2: G#4 at fret 9 (5), A#4 at fret 11 (6).

String 3: D#4 at fret 8 (2), F4 at fret 10 (3).

String 4: A#3 at fret 8 (6), C#4 at fret 11 (root).

String 5: F3 at fret 8 (3), G#3 at fret 11 (5).

String 6: C#3 at fret 9 (root), D#3 at fret 11 (2).

C# Major Pentatonic Position 2 chart

Position 2 covers frets 6-9 for C# Major Pentatonic.

C# Major Pentatonic Position 2 chart. Fretboard table by guitar string and fret number.
String6789
1E6A#RC#
2B3F5G#
3GRC#2D#
4D5G#6A#
5A2D#3F
6E6A#RC#

String 1: A#4 at fret 6 (6), C#5 at fret 9 (root).

String 2: F4 at fret 6 (3), G#4 at fret 9 (5).

String 3: C#4 at fret 6 (root), D#4 at fret 8 (2).

String 4: G#3 at fret 6 (5), A#3 at fret 8 (6).

String 5: D#3 at fret 6 (2), F3 at fret 8 (3).

String 6: A#2 at fret 6 (6), C#3 at fret 9 (root).

C# Major Pentatonic Position 3 chart

Position 3 covers frets 3-6 for C# Major Pentatonic.

C# Major Pentatonic Position 3 chart. Fretboard table by guitar string and fret number.
String3456
1E5G#6A#
2B2D#3F
3G6A#RC#
4D3F5G#
5ARC#2D#
6E5G#6A#

String 1: G#4 at fret 4 (5), A#4 at fret 6 (6).

String 2: D#4 at fret 4 (2), F4 at fret 6 (3).

String 3: A#3 at fret 3 (6), C#4 at fret 6 (root).

String 4: F3 at fret 3 (3), G#3 at fret 6 (5).

String 5: C#3 at fret 4 (root), D#3 at fret 6 (2).

String 6: G#2 at fret 4 (5), A#2 at fret 6 (6).

C# Major Pentatonic Position 4 chart

Position 4 covers frets 1-4 for C# Major Pentatonic.

C# Major Pentatonic Position 4 chart. Fretboard table by guitar string and fret number.
String1234
1E3F5G#
2BRC#2D#
3G5G#6A#
4D2D#3F
5A6A#RC#
6E3F5G#

String 1: F4 at fret 1 (3), G#4 at fret 4 (5).

String 2: C#4 at fret 2 (root), D#4 at fret 4 (2).

String 3: G#3 at fret 1 (5), A#3 at fret 3 (6).

String 4: D#3 at fret 1 (2), F3 at fret 3 (3).

String 5: A#2 at fret 1 (6), C#3 at fret 4 (root).

String 6: F2 at fret 1 (3), G#2 at fret 4 (5).

C# Major Pentatonic Position 5 chart

Position 5 covers frets 10-13 for C# Major Pentatonic.

C# Major Pentatonic Position 5 chart. Fretboard table by guitar string and fret number.
String1011121314
1E2D#3F
2B6A#RC#
3G3F5G#
4DRC#2D#
5A5G#6A#
6E2D#3F

String 1: D#5 at fret 11 (2), F5 at fret 13 (3).

String 2: A#4 at fret 11 (6), C#5 at fret 14 (root).

String 3: F4 at fret 10 (3), G#4 at fret 13 (5).

String 4: C#4 at fret 11 (root), D#4 at fret 13 (2).

String 5: G#3 at fret 11 (5), A#3 at fret 13 (6).

String 6: D#3 at fret 11 (2), F3 at fret 13 (3).

Major Pentatonic scale essentials

Interval formula
1 · 2 · 3 · 5 · 6
Characteristic tones
3 · 6

Practice the C# Major Pentatonic sound

  1. Say and play the scale: Play C# → D# → F → G# → A# → C# up and back down, naming the degrees 1 → 2 → 3 → 5 → 6 → 1 as you go.
  2. Hear its defining tones: pause on F (3), A# (6) before landing on C#. Listen for how those characteristic tones color the phrase.
  3. Connect the positions: Work through all 5 position charts. Start in Position 1 (frets 8–11), then repeat a short phrase from the root in each shape. Use the full fretboard chart to find the next C# as you move between positions.

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