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C harmonic minor scale on guitar

C D E♭ F G A♭ B (1 2 ♭3 4 5 ♭6 7)

Natural minor with a raised 7th, which is where the major V in minor keys comes from. Neoclassical and flamenco sound.

The whole neck

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rootscale noteLow E string at the bottom.
Open it on the interactive fretboard

The 5 CAGED positions

Positions: the five CAGED shapes, each built around a pentatonic box with the other two notes slotted in. One finger per fret, with the odd stretch. Each one shares its edge notes with the next. Dots show scale degrees: 1 is the root.

Position 1 (frets 7–12)

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Position 2 (frets 10–14)

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Position 3 (frets 0–5)

123456 E A D G B e 4 5 1 ♭3 4 5 1 ♭3 4 5 ♭6 7 2 ♭6 7 2 ♭6

Position 4 (frets 3–7)

2345678 E A D G B e 5 1 ♭3 4 5 1 ♭3 4 5 ♭6 7 2 ♭6 7 2 ♭6 7

Position 5 (frets 4–9)

345678910 E A D G B e 1 ♭3 4 5 1 ♭3 4 5 1 7 2 ♭6 7 2 ♭6 7 ♭6

Three-notes-per-string shapes (7 of them) are on the interactive fretboard.

Related

Other scales from C

Harmonic minor scale in other keys