Guitar scale · Pentatonic & blues
D♯ blues scale on guitar
Every position of the D♯ blues scale on the guitar neck, with tabs and fingering.
Minor pentatonic plus the ♭5 “blue note” for instant grit.
- Notes
- D♯F♯G♯AA♯C♯
- Formula
- 1♭34♭55♭7
- Steps
- W+HWHHW+HW
Guitar
Standard tuning (E A D G B E) · 5 positions using the classic pentatonic box shapes
Position 1 tab · frets 11–14, ascending
e|-------------------------------------11-14-| B|-------------------------------11-14-------| G|----------------------11-13-14-------------| D|----------------11-13----------------------| A|-------11-12-13----------------------------| E|-11-14-------------------------------------|
Play from the lowest note to the highest, then back down. Use one finger per fret: your index finger covers fret 11. R marks the root — the home note to start and end on.
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