D major blues scale
It has 6 notes: D E F F# A B. Formula: 1 2 ♭3 3 5 6.
| Degree | 1 | 2 | ♭3 | 3 | 5 | 6 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Note | D | E | F | F# | A | B |
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: 2 (3), 5 (5)
- B: 3 (1), 5 (2)
- G: 2 (5), 4 (6)
- D: 2 (2), 3 (b3), 4 (3)
- A: 2 (6), 5 (1)
- E: 2 (3), 5 (5)
Notes per string (fret and degree)
- e: 5 (5), 7 (6)
- B: 5 (2), 6 (b3), 7 (3)
- G: 4 (6), 7 (1)
- D: 4 (3), 7 (5)
- A: 5 (1), 7 (2)
- E: 5 (5), 7 (6)
Notes per string (fret and degree)
- e: 7 (6), 10 (1)
- B: 7 (3), 10 (5)
- G: 7 (1), 9 (2), 10 (b3)
- D: 7 (5), 9 (6)
- A: 7 (2), 8 (b3), 9 (3)
- E: 7 (6), 10 (1)
Notes per string (fret and degree)
- e: 10 (1), 12 (2)
- B: 10 (5), 12 (6)
- G: 9 (2), 10 (b3), 11 (3)
- D: 9 (6), 12 (1)
- A: 9 (3), 12 (5)
- E: 10 (1), 12 (2)
Notes per string (fret and degree)
- e: 12 (2), 13 (b3), 14 (3)
- B: 12 (6), 15 (1)
- G: 11 (3), 14 (5)
- D: 12 (1), 14 (2), 15 (b3)
- A: 12 (5), 14 (6)
- E: 12 (2), 13 (b3), 14 (3)
Same notes, different home
These scales use exactly the same notes, centered on a different root.