Piano scale · Pentatonic & blues
D♯ minor pentatonic scale on piano
How to play the D♯ minor pentatonic scale on piano: the keys, the fingering for each hand and the notation.
The go-to scale for rock and blues guitar solos, and the first scale most guitarists learn.
Its relative major pentatonic is F♯ major pentatonic — same notes, different home note.
- Notes
- D♯F♯G♯A♯C♯
- Formula
- 1♭345♭7
- Steps
- W+HWWW+HW
Piano
One octave, ascending · numbers are finger numbers
Suggested fingering
Right handD♯3F♯1G♯2A♯3C♯4D♯5
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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