Scales
C# Locrian Pentatonic Scale
C# · E · F# · G · B
C# Locrian Pentatonic is a scale built on C# with the notes C# · E · F# · G · B.
C# Locrian Pentatonic Scale
C# · E · F# · G · B
Fingering on the piano
| Hand | Fingering | Notes | Play it on your instrument |
|---|---|---|---|
| Right hand | 2 1 2 3 1 2 | C# · E · F# · G · B · C# | |
| Left hand | 2 1 2 1 3 2 | C# · E · F# · G · B · C# |
One octave ascending; 1 is the thumb. A standard fingering, not the only one.
Tap a key or a fret to hear it.
Scale degrees
C# Locrian Pentatonic is made of the notes C# · E · F# · G · B. Each is a degree counted from the tonic, and the gaps between them are the step pattern W½ W H 2 W.
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Related scales
C# Locrian Pentatonic is a selection of notes from larger scales rather than a seven-note scale of its own, so it has no chords of its own: it takes them from the scales that contain it, listed here with the scales it contains and its related keys.
Scales that contain it
C# Minor BluesC# · E · F# · G · G# · B
Contains every note of C# Locrian Pentatonic.
C# LocrianC# · D · E · F# · G · A · B
Contains every note of C# Locrian Pentatonic.
C# Locrian #2C# · D# · E · F# · G · A · B
Contains every note of C# Locrian Pentatonic.
C# Locrian 6C# · D · E · F# · G · A# · B
Contains every note of C# Locrian Pentatonic.
C# Bebop LocrianC# · D · E · F# · G · G# · A · B
Contains every note of C# Locrian Pentatonic.
C# Composite BluesC# · D# · E · E# · F# · G · G# · A# · B
Contains every note of C# Locrian Pentatonic.
Common questions
- How do I play C# Locrian Pentatonic?
- On guitar start with the 1st position, played from the lowest string upward; the instrument panel on this page shows its frets and the positions further up the neck. On the piano the right hand ascends 2 1 2 3 1 2, with 1 as the thumb. Every position plays when you press it.
- What notes are in C# Locrian Pentatonic?
- C# Locrian Pentatonic contains the notes C# · E · F# · G · B, measured from the tonic C# as the intervals 1P, 3m, 4P, 5d, 7m. Play them in order for the scale: every note on this page sounds when you tap it, and the step pattern under the degrees shows the distance from each note to the next.
- What is the formula of C# Locrian Pentatonic?
- From C# the steps run W½ W H 2 W, where a whole step is two frets or two keys and a half step one. Apply the same pattern from any other note and you get the same scale on that root, which is why every root of this scale has a page here.