D Major Pentatonic scale
Five-note major scale. Great for country, folk, and rock.
5 notes · Standard tuning
Root (D)
Scale tone
Notes & intervals
D
R
E
2
F#
3
A
5
B
6
Neck positions (box diagrams)
Explore all 5 positions of the D Major Pentatonic scale across the neck.
Major Pentatonic in other keys
About the D Major Pentatonic scale
The D Major Pentatonic scale contains the notes D, E, F#, A, B. It is a 5-note scale with intervals: R – 2 – 3 – 5 – 6. The diagram above shows all positions of the D Major Pentatonic scale across a standard-tuned guitar neck. Filled blue dots are root notes (D); outlined dots are other scale tones.