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
- D♯E♯F♯G♯A♯BC♯
- Formula
- 12♭345♭6♭7
- Steps
- WHWWHWW
How to play the D♯ natural minor scale
On guitar
e|----------------------------------------------13-14-16-| B|-------------------------------------12-14-16----------| G|----------------------------11-13-15-------------------| D|-------------------11-13-15----------------------------| A|----------11-13-14-------------------------------------| E|-11-13-14----------------------------------------------|
Position 1 · frets 11–16
All 7 positions with neck diagrams →On piano
Right hand: 3 1 2 3 4 1 2 3
Fingering for both hands & notation →On ukulele
A|-----------1-2-4-| E|-----1-2---------| C|-1-3-------------| G|---------1-------|
Position 1 · frets 1–4
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.
ii°
E♯dim
E♯m7♭5
E♯ G♯ B
Sounds great over
