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|----------------------------9-10-| B|-----------------------9-10------| G|--------------------11-----------| D|--------------11-12--------------| A|------9-11-12--------------------| E|-9-10----------------------------|
e|----------------------------14-| B|-------------------------14----| G|----------------11-13-14-------| D|----------11-12----------------| A|----11-12----------------------| E|-14----------------------------|
e|-------------------------14-16-| B|-------------------14-15-------| G|-------------13-14-------------| D|----------16-------------------| A|-------16----------------------| E|-14-16-------------------------|
e|-------------------------------16-17-| B|----------------------------19-------| G|----------------------18-19----------| D|-------------16-18-19----------------| A|-------16-17-------------------------| E|-16-17-------------------------------|
e|-------------------------21-| B|-------------------19-21----| G|-------------18-19----------| D|-------18-19----------------| A|----21----------------------| E|-21-------------------------|
How to play C# In on guitar
Find the root first: C# is at fret 9 on the low E string and fret 4 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 9–12. 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 | D |
| 4 | F# |
| 5 | G# |
| ♭6 | A |
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Questions
- What notes are in the C# In Scale?
- The C# In Scale has 5 notes: C#, D, F#, G#, A.
- 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 9 on the low E string and fret 4 on the A string. Position 1 (the E shape) covers frets 9–12, and four more positions connect it up the neck.