Guitar scale · Major & minor
D♯ major scale on guitar
Every position of the D♯ major scale on the guitar neck, with tabs and fingering.
The do-re-mi scale: bright and resolved. It’s the reference point every other scale is compared to.
Its relative minor is B♯ natural minor — same notes, different home note. See all the chords in the key of E♭ major.
- Notes
- D♯E♯F𝄪G♯A♯B♯C𝄪
- Formula
- 1234567
- Steps
- WWHWWWH
Guitar
Standard tuning (E A D G B E) · 7 positions using 3 notes per string
Position 1 tab · frets 11–16, ascending
e|----------------------------------------------13-15-16-| B|-------------------------------------13-15-16----------| G|----------------------------12-13-15-------------------| D|-------------------12-13-15----------------------------| A|----------11-13-15-------------------------------------| E|-11-13-15----------------------------------------------|
Play from the lowest note to the highest, then back down. Use one finger per fret: your index finger covers fret 11, and shift your hand slightly for the wider stretches. R marks the root — the home note to start and end on.
Chords in the D♯ major scale
Stack every other note of the scale to build a chord on each degree.
ii
E♯m
E♯m7
E♯ G♯ B♯
iii
F𝄪m
F𝄪m7
F𝄪 A♯ C𝄪
vi
B♯m
B♯m7
B♯ D♯ F𝄪
vii°
C𝄪dim
C𝄪m7♭5
C𝄪 E♯ G♯
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