Pentatonic & blues
D major pentatonic scale
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.
- Notes
- DEF♯AB
- Formula
- 12356
- Steps
- WWW+HWW+H
How to play the D major pentatonic scale
On guitar
e|-------------------------------10-12-| B|-------------------------10-12-------| G|-------------------9--11-------------| D|-------------9--12-------------------| A|-------9--12-------------------------| E|-10-12-------------------------------|
Position 1 · frets 9–12
All 5 positions with neck diagrams →On piano
Right hand: 1 2 3 1 2 3
Fingering for both hands & notation →On ukulele
A|---------2-5-| E|-----2-------| C|-2-4---------| G|-------2-----|
Position 1 · frets 2–5
All 5 positions with neck diagrams →Sounds great over
