Major & minor
D natural minor scale · also called the Aeolian mode
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
- DEFGAB♭C
- Formula
- 12♭345♭6♭7
- Steps
- WHWWHWW
How to play the D natural minor scale
On guitar
e|----------------------------------------------12-13-15-| B|-------------------------------------11-13-15----------| G|----------------------------10-12-14-------------------| D|-------------------10-12-14----------------------------| A|----------10-12-13-------------------------------------| E|-10-12-13----------------------------------------------|
Position 1 · frets 10–15
All 7 positions with neck diagrams →On piano
Right hand: 1 2 3 1 2 3 4 5
Fingering for both hands & notation →On ukulele
A|-----------0-1-3-| E|-----0-1---------| C|-0-2-------------| G|---------0-------|
Position 1 · frets 0–3
All 7 positions with neck diagrams →Chords in the D natural minor scale
Stack every other note of the scale to build a chord on each degree.
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