Guitar scale · Pentatonic & blues

D♭ major pentatonic scale on guitar

Every position of the D♭ major pentatonic scale on the guitar neck, with tabs and fingering.

Five notes and no half steps, so nothing clashes — the sound of country, pop and classic rock solos.

Its relative minor pentatonic is B♭ minor pentatonic — same notes, different home note.

Spell as C♯
Notes
D♭E♭FA♭B♭
Formula
12356
Steps
WWW+HWW+H

Guitar

Standard tuning (E A D G B E) · 5 positions using the classic pentatonic box shapes

EADGBe123456789101112131415356R236R23562356R2356R2356R2356R356R23

Position 1 tab · frets 8–11, ascending

e|-------------------------------9--11-|
B|-------------------------9--11-------|
G|-------------------8--10-------------|
D|-------------8--11-------------------|
A|-------8--11-------------------------|
E|-9--11-------------------------------|

Play from the lowest note to the highest, then back down. Use one finger per fret: your index finger covers fret 8. R marks the root — the home note to start and end on.

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D♭ Major Pentatonic scale on guitar
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