Tuning-specific scale diagram

C Minor Pentatonic Scale in 8-String Drop E Tuning

C Minor Pentatonic Scale in 8-String Drop E Tuning shows the same c minor pentatonic scale pitch classes across 8 strings tuned E B E A D G B E. The seventh and eighth strings extend the pattern into the lower register for wider-range riffs and chord voicings.

Scale notes
CEbFGBb
Formula
1 b3 4 5 b7
Semitones
0 3 5 7 10
Tuning
E B E A D G B E
Strings
8
Open pitch range
E1 to E4
24-fret range
E1 to E6

How this layout changes

The notes are the same pitch classes as the main C Minor Pentatonic Scale page, but they are mapped across 8 strings in 8-string drop e tuning.

Use this diagram to compare the C root notes against the E low-string range and the remaining strings in this tuning.

Fretboard diagram

C Minor Pentatonic Scale in 8-String Drop E Tuning fretboard diagram C Minor Pentatonic Scale in 8-String Drop E Tuning fretboard diagram

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Reference pages

Same scale in other tunings