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D minor pentatonic scale

It has 5 notes: D F G A C. Formula: 1 ♭3 4 5 ♭7.

Degree1♭345♭7
NoteDFGAC

Patterns

Strings run like tab: high e on top. Numbers are scale degrees; amber dots are the root.

Box 2Open position, frets 0–3 · root D
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Notes per string (fret and degree)
  • e: 1 (b3), 3 (4)
  • B: 1 (b7), 3 (1)
  • G: 0 (4), 2 (5)
  • D: 0 (1), 3 (b3)
  • A: 0 (5), 3 (b7)
  • E: 1 (b3), 3 (4)
Box 3Frets 2–6 · root D
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Notes per string (fret and degree)
  • e: 3 (4), 5 (5)
  • B: 3 (1), 6 (b3)
  • G: 2 (5), 5 (b7)
  • D: 3 (b3), 5 (4)
  • A: 3 (b7), 5 (1)
  • E: 3 (4), 5 (5)
Box 4Frets 5–8 · root D
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Notes per string (fret and degree)
  • e: 5 (5), 8 (b7)
  • B: 6 (b3), 8 (4)
  • G: 5 (b7), 7 (1)
  • D: 5 (4), 7 (5)
  • A: 5 (1), 8 (b3)
  • E: 5 (5), 8 (b7)
Box 5Frets 7–10 · root D
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Notes per string (fret and degree)
  • e: 8 (b7), 10 (1)
  • B: 8 (4), 10 (5)
  • G: 7 (1), 10 (b3)
  • D: 7 (5), 10 (b7)
  • A: 8 (b3), 10 (4)
  • E: 8 (b7), 10 (1)
Box 1Frets 10–13 · root D
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Notes per string (fret and degree)
  • e: 10 (1), 13 (b3)
  • B: 10 (5), 13 (b7)
  • G: 10 (b3), 12 (4)
  • D: 10 (b7), 12 (1)
  • A: 10 (4), 12 (5)
  • E: 10 (1), 13 (b3)

Same notes, different home

These scales use exactly the same notes, centered on a different root.

Chords it fits

This scale in other keys

Other scales in D

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