Db major scale
It has 7 notes: Db Eb F Gb Ab Bb C. Formula: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7. Also written C# major scale.
| Degree | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Note | Db | Eb | F | Gb | Ab | Bb | C |
Patterns
Strings run like tab: high e on top. Numbers are scale degrees; amber dots are the root.
Notes per string (fret and degree)
- e: 1 (3), 2 (4), 4 (5)
- B: 1 (7), 2 (1), 4 (2)
- G: 1 (5), 3 (6)
- D: 1 (2), 3 (3), 4 (4)
- A: 1 (6), 3 (7), 4 (1)
- E: 1 (3), 2 (4), 4 (5)
Notes per string (fret and degree)
- e: 4 (5), 6 (6)
- B: 4 (2), 6 (3), 7 (4)
- G: 3 (6), 5 (7), 6 (1)
- D: 3 (3), 4 (4), 6 (5)
- A: 3 (7), 4 (1), 6 (2)
- E: 4 (5), 6 (6)
Notes per string (fret and degree)
- e: 6 (6), 8 (7), 9 (1)
- B: 6 (3), 7 (4), 9 (5)
- G: 5 (7), 6 (1), 8 (2)
- D: 6 (5), 8 (6)
- A: 6 (2), 8 (3), 9 (4)
- E: 6 (6), 8 (7), 9 (1)
Notes per string (fret and degree)
- e: 8 (7), 9 (1), 11 (2)
- B: 9 (5), 11 (6)
- G: 8 (2), 10 (3), 11 (4)
- D: 8 (6), 10 (7), 11 (1)
- A: 8 (3), 9 (4), 11 (5)
- E: 8 (7), 9 (1), 11 (2)
Notes per string (fret and degree)
- e: 11 (2), 13 (3), 14 (4)
- B: 11 (6), 13 (7), 14 (1)
- G: 10 (3), 11 (4), 13 (5)
- D: 10 (7), 11 (1), 13 (2)
- A: 9 (4), 11 (5), 13 (6)
- E: 9 (1), 11 (2), 13 (3)
Notes per string (fret and degree)
- e: 11 (2), 13 (3), 14 (4)
- B: 11 (6), 13 (7), 14 (1)
- G: 10 (3), 11 (4), 13 (5)
- D: 10 (7), 11 (1), 13 (2)
- A: 11 (5), 13 (6)
- E: 11 (2), 13 (3), 14 (4)
Same notes, different home
These scales use exactly the same notes, centered on a different root.