Tuning-specific scale diagram

C# Natural Minor (Aeolian) Scale in E Flat Standard Tuning

C# Natural Minor (Aeolian) Scale in E Flat Standard Tuning shows the same c# natural minor (aeolian) scale pitch classes across 6 strings tuned Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Eb. The tuning changes where the same pitch classes sit across the fretboard.

Scale notes: C#, D#, E, F#, G#, A, B
Formula: 1 2 b3 4 5 b6 b7
Semitones: 0 2 3 5 7 8 10
Parent scale: E major
Tuning: Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Eb
Strings: 6
Open pitch range: Eb2 to Eb4
24-fret range: Eb2 to Eb6

Open strings and root positions

5 of the 6 open strings belong to C# Natural Minor (Aeolian) Scale: string 6 D# (2), string 5 G# (5), string 4 C# (1), string 3 F# (4), and string 1 D# (2). C# roots occur on open string 4.

String 6D#2

String 5G#5

String 4C#1

String 3F#4

String 1D#2

First root on each string

String 6Fret 10

String 5Fret 5

String 4Open

String 3Fret 7

String 2Fret 3

String 1Fret 10

Low-string pattern

On the lowest Eb string, the first-octave scale pattern falls at frets 0, 1, 3, 5, 6, 8, and 10, with the C# root at fret 10. On the highest Eb string, the first C# is at fret 10.

OpenD#2

Fret 1Eb3

Fret 3F#4

Fret 5G#5

Fret 6Ab6

Fret 8Bb7

Fret 10C#1

Practice this tuning-specific layout

Play C# Natural Minor (Aeolian) Scale on the low Eb string at frets 0, 1, 3, 5, 6, 8, and 10, saying each note name and degree aloud.
Build a phrase that lets D# on open string 6 ring, then connect it to the nearest C# root and two other scale tones.
Connect the C# root positions on strings 6 through 1 at frets 10, 5, 0, 7, 3, and 10, adding the nearest scale tone between each pair of roots.