Guitar UpscaleD Blues Scale on guitar
The D Blues Scale has 6 notes: D F G Ab A C.
| Notes | D F G Ab A C |
|---|---|
| Formula | 1 b3 4 b5 5 b7 |
| Steps | W+H W H H W+H W (W whole step, H half step) |
Play the D Blues Scale on the fretboard in Guitar Upscale
About the Blues Scale
The blues scale is the minor pentatonic plus the flat fifth, the blue note behind blues and rock guitar. More about the Blues Scale.
Notes of the D Blues Scale
| Degree | Interval | Note |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Root | D |
| b3 | Minor 3rd | F |
| 4 | Perfect 4th | G |
| b5 | Tritone | Ab |
| 5 | Perfect 5th | A |
| b7 | Minor 7th | C |
Same notes, another starting note
Start the D Blues Scale on another of its notes and you get these scales:
- From degree b3 (F): F Major Blues Scale