Guitar scale · pentatonic & blues
C In Scale
Japanese five-note scale 1 ♭2 4 5 ♭6, also known as Miyako-bushi.
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C In Scale tab: all 5 positions
Each tab climbs from the low E string to the high e string. Play it up, then back down.
e|--------------------------8-9-| B|----------------------8-9-----| G|-------------------10---------| D|-------------10-11------------| A|-----8-10-11------------------| E|-8-9--------------------------|
e|----------------------------13-| B|-------------------------13----| G|----------------10-12-13-------| D|----------10-11----------------| A|----10-11----------------------| E|-13----------------------------|
e|-------------------------13-15-| B|-------------------13-14-------| G|-------------12-13-------------| D|----------15-------------------| A|-------15----------------------| E|-13-15-------------------------|
e|-------------------------------15-16-| B|----------------------------18-------| G|----------------------17-18----------| D|-------------15-17-18----------------| A|-------15-16-------------------------| E|-15-16-------------------------------|
e|-------------------------20-| B|-------------------18-20----| G|-------------17-18----------| D|-------17-18----------------| A|----20----------------------| E|-20-------------------------|
How to play C In on guitar
Find the root first: C is at fret 8 on the low E string and fret 3 on the A string. The blue notes on the diagram are every C on the neck; the gold ones are the rest of the scale's home chord (4, 5), the safest notes to land on at the end of a phrase.
Learn it one box at a time. Position 1, the E shape, sits at frets 8–11. Once it's under your fingers, move to position 2 (the D shape) and play the notes the two boxes share, then keep going up the neck. After all five, the scale joins up into one pattern across the whole fretboard.
Degrees
| Degree | Note |
|---|---|
| 1 | C |
| ♭2 | Db |
| 4 | F |
| 5 | G |
| ♭6 | Ab |
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Questions
- What notes are in the C In Scale?
- The C In Scale has 5 notes: C, Db, F, G, Ab.
- What is the formula of the in scale?
- 1 ♭2 4 5 ♭6, which is the step pattern H 4 W H 4 (W = whole step, H = half step).
- Where do I play C In on the guitar?
- The root C is at fret 8 on the low E string and fret 3 on the A string. Position 1 (the E shape) covers frets 8–11, and four more positions connect it up the neck.