Piano scale · Pentatonic & blues

D♭ major pentatonic scale on piano

How to play the D♭ major pentatonic scale on piano: the keys, the fingering for each hand and the notation.

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

Piano

One octave, ascending · numbers are finger numbers

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Suggested fingering

Right handD♭2E♭3F1A♭2B♭3D♭4

Where the finger numbers restart, tuck your thumb under so you never run out of fingers. Coming back down, use the same fingers in reverse. Finger numbers: 1 thumb · 2 index · 3 middle · 4 ring · 5 pinky.

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D♭ Major Pentatonic scale on piano
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