D minor pentatonic scale
The D minor pentatonic has 5 notes: D F G A C. It comes from removing the 2 and the b6 from the natural minor (degrees 1 b3 4 5 b7). It has no half steps between its notes, which is why it is one of the most used for improvising.
- Notes
- D F G A C
- Formula in degrees
- 1 b3 4 5 b7
- Steps
- W½-W-W-W½-W
W = whole step (2 half steps), H = half step (1 half step) and W½ = a whole step and a half (3 half steps).
On the fretboard
All the notes of the scale from fret 0 to 12, with the root highlighted. You can see the names or the degrees, and listen to it from the root up to the octave.
What the notes show
Relative scale
The relative of D minor pentatonic is F major pentatonic: it has the same notes, but starts on F.