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|-------------------------------11-14-| B|-------------------------11-14-------| G|-------------------11-13-------------| D|-------------11-13-------------------| A|-------11-13-------------------------| E|-11-14-------------------------------|
Position 1 · frets 11–14
All 5 positions with neck diagrams →On piano
Right hand: 3 1 2 3 4 5
Fingering for both hands & notation →On ukulele
A|---------1-4-| E|-----2-------| C|-1-3---------| G|-------1-----|
Position 1 · frets 1–4
All 5 positions with neck diagrams →Sounds great over
