C Scales

Welcome to the C scales section of the Eat Sleep Guitar Repeat Guitar Scales Library. Here you will find scales in the key of C. For each different scale you’ll see a large chart that shows you the location of all the notes in that scale on the fretboard. Below the main chart you’ll see a set of shapes or patterns or modes. These break down the main chart into smaller sections which will help you learn the scale all over the fretboard in an easier way. Look at each pattern or mode and find it on the main chart. The main chart is simply all the shapes merged together into one. Study the main chart and the shapes closely and you’ll soon see how the patterns link together. These shapes remain the same no matter what key you’re in so become familiar with them. It’s only their location on the fretboard that changes and this happens when you change key. Learning the shapes of a scale in 1 key means that you can play that scale in any key.

Guitar scale charts in C

C major scale

Major scale formula – 1 2 3 4 5 6 7

Notes of the C major scale – C D E F G A B 

C major scale chart for guitar

7 modes of the major scale

C natural minor scale

Natural minor scale formula – 1 2 b3 4 5 b6 b7

Notes of the C natural minor scale – C D Eb F G Ab Bb

C natural minor scale chart for guitar

7 modes of the natural minor scale

C minor pentatonic scale 

Minor pentatonic scale formula – 1 b3 4 5 b7

Notes of the C minor pentatonic scale – C Eb F G Bb

C minor pentatonic scale chart for guitar

5 patterns of the minor pentatonic scale

C major pentatonic scale

Major pentatonic scale formula – 1 2 3 5 6

Notes of the C major pentatonic scale – C D E G A 

C major pentatonic scale chart for guitar

5 patterns of the major pentatonic scale

C minor blues scale

Minor blues scale formula – 1 b3 4 b5 5 b7 

Notes of the C minor blues scale – C Eb F Gb G Bb

C minor blues scale chart for guitar

5 patterns of the minor blues scale

C major blues scale

Major blues scale formula – 1 2 b3 3 5 6

Notes of the C major blues scale – C D Eb E G A 

C major blues scale chart for guitar

5 patterns of the major blues scale

C harmonic minor scale

Harmonic minor scale formula – 1 2 b3 4 5 b6 7

Notes of the C harmonic minor scale – C D Eb F G Ab B

C harmonic minor scale chart for guitar

7 modes of the harmonic minor scale

C Hungarian minor scale

Hungarian minor scale formula – 1 2 b3 #4 5 b6 7 

Notes of the C Hungarian minor scale – C D Eb F# G Ab B

C Hungarian minor scale chart for guitar

7 shapes of the Hungarian minor scale

C Hindu scale

Hindu scale formula – 1 2 3 4 5 b6 b7

Noes of the C Hindu scale – C D E F G Ab Bb

C Hindu scale chart for guitar

7 shapes of the Hindu scale

C Hirajoshi scale

Hirajoshi scale formula – 1 2 b3 4 b6

Notes of the C Hirajoshi scale – C D Eb G Ab

C Hirajoshi scale chart

5 modes of the Hirajoshi scale

C Minor Neapolitan scale

Minor Neapolitan scale formula – 1 b2 3 4 5 b6 7

Notes of the C Minor Neapolitan scale – C Db Eb F G Ab B

C Minor Neapolitan scale chart

7 modes of the Minor Neapolitan scale

7 modes of the minor neapolitan scale

C Major Neapolitan scale

Major Neapolitan scale formula – 1 b2 3 4 5 6 7

Notes of the C Minor Neapolitan scale – C Db Eb F G A B

C Major Neapolitan scale chart

7 modes of the Major Neapolitan scale

7 modes of the major neapolitan scale

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