C Natural Minor scale — Position 3
Fret 6 position · Standard tuning
The natural minor scale. Dark, melancholic sound.
Root (C)
Scale tone
Notes in this position
CDD#FGG#A#
All 5 positions
C Natural Minor scale position 3 — video lessons
About this position
This diagram shows Position 3 of the C Natural Minor scale — a 5-fret box starting at fret 6 position. The notes available in this position are C, D, D#, F, G, G#, A#. Root notes (C) are shown in blue; other scale tones are outlined. Practicing all 5 box positions connects the full neck and builds fretboard fluency. The C Natural Minor scale has 7 notes with intervals 0–2–3–5–7–8–10 semitones.