Guitar · scales and modes
D blues scale on guitar
D blues has 6 notes: D, F, G, A♭, A, C. Also called minor blues.
| Note | D | F | G | A♭ | A | C |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Degree | 1 | ♭3 | 4 | ♭5 | 5 | ♭7 |
| Step | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
D blues on the whole neck
Every D blues note from the open strings to fret 15, in standard E tuning (E A D G B E), by name; by degree under "Show more".
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D blues in 5 positions
The neck split into the hand positions Practice Lab practices, one for each place a D falls on a string, with the notes its scale run fingers there.
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Triads in D blues
| Degree | Chord | Pages |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dm | D minor arpeggio |
| 1 | Ddim | D diminished arpeggio |
| ♭3 | F | F major arpeggio |
| ♭3 | Fm | F minor arpeggio |
Seventh chords in D blues
| Degree | Chord | Pages |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dm7 | Dm7 arpeggio · Dm7 drop 2 · Dm7 drop 3 · Dm7 drop 2 and 4 |
| 1 | Dm7♭5 | Dm7♭5 arpeggio · Dm7♭5 drop 2 · Dm7♭5 drop 3 · Dm7♭5 drop 2 and 4 |
Blues in every key
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