Db major pentatonic scale
It has 5 notes: Db Eb F Ab Bb. Formula: 1 2 3 5 6. Also written C# major pentatonic scale.
| Degree | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 6 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Note | Db | Eb | F | Ab | Bb |
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), 4 (5)
- B: 2 (1), 4 (2)
- G: 1 (5), 3 (6)
- D: 1 (2), 3 (3)
- A: 1 (6), 4 (1)
- E: 1 (3), 4 (5)
Notes per string (fret and degree)
- e: 4 (5), 6 (6)
- B: 4 (2), 6 (3)
- G: 3 (6), 6 (1)
- D: 3 (3), 6 (5)
- A: 4 (1), 6 (2)
- E: 4 (5), 6 (6)
Notes per string (fret and degree)
- e: 6 (6), 9 (1)
- B: 6 (3), 9 (5)
- G: 6 (1), 8 (2)
- D: 6 (5), 8 (6)
- A: 6 (2), 8 (3)
- E: 6 (6), 9 (1)
Notes per string (fret and degree)
- e: 9 (1), 11 (2)
- B: 9 (5), 11 (6)
- G: 8 (2), 10 (3)
- D: 8 (6), 11 (1)
- A: 8 (3), 11 (5)
- E: 9 (1), 11 (2)
Notes per string (fret and degree)
- e: 11 (2), 13 (3)
- B: 11 (6), 14 (1)
- G: 10 (3), 13 (5)
- D: 11 (1), 13 (2)
- A: 11 (5), 13 (6)
- E: 11 (2), 13 (3)
Same notes, different home
These scales use exactly the same notes, centered on a different root.