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D major pentatonic scale on guitar

D major pentatonic has 5 notes: D, E, F♯, A, B.

D major pentatonic: notes, degrees and the semitones to the next note
NoteDEF♯AB
Degree12356
Step22323

D major pentatonic on the whole neck

Every D major pentatonic 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 major pentatonic scale, note names, frets 0 to 15E2F#2A2B2D3E3F#3A2B2D3E3F#3A3B3D3E3F#3A3B3D4E4A3B3D4E4F#4A4B3D4E4F#4A4B4D5E4F#4A4B4D5E5F#56E25A24D33G32B31E40123456789101112131415
  • D major pentatonic
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D major pentatonic scale, degrees, frets 0 to 15235612356123561235612561235612356123561236E25A24D33G32B31E40123456789101112131415
  • D major pentatonic
Degrees

D major pentatonic 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.

D major pentatonic, position 1, frets 0 to 42356123561236E25A24D33G32B31E401234
    Position 1: frets 0–4, 12 notes
    D major pentatonic, position 2, frets 4 to 75612356123566E25A24D33G32B31E445678
      Position 2: frets 4–7, 12 notes
      D major pentatonic, position 3, frets 5 to 95612356123566E25A24D33G32B31E456789
        Position 3: frets 5–9, 12 notes
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        D major pentatonic, position 4, frets 7 to 116123561235616E25A24D33G32B31E47891011
          Position 4: frets 7–11, 12 notes
          D major pentatonic, position 5, frets 10 to 1412356123561236E25A24D33G32B31E41011121314
            Position 5: frets 10–14, 13 notes

            Triads in D major pentatonic

            DegreeChordPages
            1DD major arpeggio
            6BmB minor arpeggio

            Seventh chords in D major pentatonic

            DegreeChordPages
            6Bm7Bm7 arpeggio · Bm7 drop 2 · Bm7 drop 3 · Bm7 drop 2 and 4

            Same notes, other names

            These scales use exactly the notes of D major pentatonic, starting from another root.

            Major pentatonic in every key

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