D Blues Scale scale
Minor pentatonic with a ♭5 "blue note". Essential for blues.
6 notes · Standard tuning
Root (D)
Scale tone
Notes & intervals
D
R
F
♭3
G
4
G#
♭5
A
5
C
♭7
Neck positions (box diagrams)
Explore all 5 positions of the D Blues Scale scale across the neck.
Blues Scale in other keys
About the D Blues Scale scale
The D Blues Scale scale contains the notes D, F, G, G#, A, C. It is a 6-note scale with intervals: R – ♭3 – 4 – ♭5 – 5 – ♭7. The diagram above shows all positions of the D Blues Scale scale across a standard-tuned guitar neck. Filled blue dots are root notes (D); outlined dots are other scale tones.