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". D blues Note names D blues Degrees ## 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. Position 1: frets 0–4, 15 notes Position 2: frets 3–7, 14 notes Position 3: frets 5–9, 14 notes Position 4: frets 7–11, 14 notes Position 5: frets 10–13, 14 notes ## Triads in D blues | Degree | Chord | Pages | | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | Dm | [D minor arpeggio](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/d-minor) | | 1 | Ddim | [D diminished arpeggio](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/d-diminished) | | ♭3 | F | [F major arpeggio](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/f-major) | | ♭3 | Fm | [F minor arpeggio](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/f-minor) | ## Seventh chords in D blues | Degree | Chord | Pages | | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | Dm7 | [Dm7 arpeggio](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/dm7) · [Dm7 drop 2](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/dm7-drop-2) · [Dm7 drop 3](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/dm7-drop-3) · [Dm7 drop 2 and 4](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/dm7-drop-2-and-4) | | 1 | Dm7♭5 | [Dm7♭5 arpeggio](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/dm7b5) · [Dm7♭5 drop 2](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/dm7b5-drop-2) · [Dm7♭5 drop 3](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/dm7b5-drop-3) · [Dm7♭5 drop 2 and 4](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/dm7b5-drop-2-and-4) | ## Blues in every key - [C blues](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/c-blues) - [C♯ blues](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/c-sharp-blues) - D blues - [D♯ blues](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/d-sharp-blues) - [E blues](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/e-blues) - [F blues](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/f-blues) - [F♯ blues](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/f-sharp-blues) - [G blues](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/g-blues) - [G♯ blues](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/g-sharp-blues) - [A blues](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/a-blues) - [B♭ blues](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/bb-blues) - [B blues](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/b-blues) ## Practice it in Practice Lab Practice D blues in every position, at your tempo, with a plan that adapts. Free, in your browser, no account. [Open it in Practice Lab](https://practice.graph.audio/#practice=scale-blues:2:ladder:p1)