Guitar scale · Major & minor
D♯ natural minor scale on guitar
Every position of the D♯ natural minor scale on the guitar neck, with tabs and fingering.
The standard minor scale — sad, serious or dramatic.
Its relative major is F♯ major — same notes, different home note. See all the chords in the key of D♯ minor.
- Notes
- D♯E♯F♯G♯A♯BC♯
- Formula
- 12♭345♭6♭7
- Steps
- WHWWHWW
Guitar
Standard tuning (E A D G B E) · 7 positions using 3 notes per string
Position 1 tab · frets 11–16, ascending
e|----------------------------------------------13-14-16-| B|-------------------------------------12-14-16----------| G|----------------------------11-13-15-------------------| D|-------------------11-13-15----------------------------| A|----------11-13-14-------------------------------------| E|-11-13-14----------------------------------------------|
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♯ natural minor scale
Stack every other note of the scale to build a chord on each degree.
ii°
E♯dim
E♯m7♭5
E♯ G♯ B
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