C♯ Pentatonic Minor
Five notes — 1 ♭3 4 5 ♭7. The starting vocabulary of blues, rock, jazz solos. Works over almost any chord.
Audio source: tonejs-instruments by Nick Brosowsky (MIT)
What notes are in the C♯ Pentatonic Minor scale?
The C♯ Pentatonic Minor scale uses the notes C♯, E, F♯, G♯, B (one octave; the pattern repeats at higher registers).
What's the Pentatonic Minor scale formula?
The Pentatonic Minor scale follows the interval pattern W+H W W W+H W, where W = whole step (2 semitones) and H = half step (1 semitone). Apply that pattern starting on C♯ to get the C♯ Pentatonic Minor scale.
What chords work over C♯ Pentatonic Minor?
Minor pentatonic works over minor triads, m7, the I / IV / V of minor blues, and many dominant-7 vamps. The starting blues-rock vocabulary.
How do I finger C♯ Pentatonic Minor on Bassoon (tenor clef)?
On double reeds, scales train reed control + register changes + the half-hole / full-hole register transition. Slow practice exposes pitch instability the player can correct with embouchure.
When would I use the Pentatonic Minor scale?
Five notes — 1 ♭3 4 5 ♭7. The starting vocabulary of blues, rock, jazz solos. Works over almost any chord.