Pentatonic & blues
D♭ minor pentatonic scale
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
How to play the D♭ minor pentatonic scale
On guitar
e|-------------------------------9--12-| B|-------------------------9--12-------| G|-------------------9--11-------------| D|-------------9--11-------------------| A|-------9--11-------------------------| E|-9--12-------------------------------|
Position 1 · frets 9–12
All 5 positions with neck diagrams →On piano
Right hand: 3 1 2 3 4 5
Fingering for both hands & notation →On ukulele
A|---------2-4-| E|-----2-------| C|-1-4---------| G|-------1-----|
Position 1 · frets 1–4
All 5 positions with neck diagrams →Sounds great over
