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D minor scale on guitar

D minor has 7 notes: D, E, F, G, A, B♭, C. Also called natural minor, Aeolian.

D minor: notes, degrees and the semitones to the next note
NoteDEFGAB♭C
Degree12♭345♭6♭7
Step2122122

D minor on the whole neck

Every D minor 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 minor scale, note names, frets 0 to 15E2F2G2A2Bb2C3D3E3F3G3A2Bb2C3D3E3F3G3A3Bb3C4D3E3F3G3A3Bb3C4D4E4F4G3A3Bb3C4D4E4F4G4A4Bb4C4D4E4F4G4A4Bb4C5D5E4F4G4A4Bb4C5D5E5F5G56E25A24D33G32B31E40123456789101112131415
  • D minor
Note names
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D minor scale, degrees, frets 0 to 152b345b6b712b345b6b712b345b6b712b345b6b712b345b6b712b345b6b712b345b6b712b345b6b712b346E25A24D33G32B31E40123456789101112131415
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Degrees

D minor 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 minor, position 1, frets 0 to 32b345b6b712b345b6b712b346E25A24D33G32B31E401234
    Position 1: frets 0–3, 17 notes
    D minor, position 2, frets 3 to 745b6b712b345b6b712b345b66E25A24D33G32B31E434567
      Position 2: frets 3–7, 17 notes
      D minor, position 3, frets 5 to 95b6b712b345b6b712b345b6b76E25A24D33G32B31E456789
        Position 3: frets 5–9, 17 notes
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        D minor, position 4, frets 7 to 11b712b345b6b712b345b6b716E25A24D33G32B31E47891011
          Position 4: frets 7–11, 16 notes
          D minor, position 5, frets 10 to 1412b345b6b712b345b6b712b36E25A24D33G32B31E41011121314
            Position 5: frets 10–14, 17 notes

            Triads in D minor

            DegreeChordPages
            1DmD minor arpeggio
            2EdimE diminished arpeggio
            ♭3FF major arpeggio
            4GmG minor arpeggio
            5AmA minor arpeggio
            ♭6B♭B♭ major arpeggio
            ♭7CC major arpeggio

            Seventh chords in D minor

            DegreeChordPages
            1Dm7Dm7 arpeggio · Dm7 drop 2 · Dm7 drop 3 · Dm7 drop 2 and 4
            2Em7♭5Em7♭5 arpeggio · Em7♭5 drop 2 · Em7♭5 drop 3 · Em7♭5 drop 2 and 4
            ♭3Fmaj7Fmaj7 arpeggio · Fmaj7 drop 2 · Fmaj7 drop 3 · Fmaj7 drop 2 and 4
            4Gm7Gm7 arpeggio · Gm7 drop 2 · Gm7 drop 3 · Gm7 drop 2 and 4
            5Am7Am7 arpeggio · Am7 drop 2 · Am7 drop 3 · Am7 drop 2 and 4
            ♭6B♭maj7B♭maj7 arpeggio · B♭maj7 drop 2 · B♭maj7 drop 3 · B♭maj7 drop 2 and 4
            ♭7C7C7 arpeggio · C7 drop 2 · C7 drop 3 · C7 drop 2 and 4

            Same notes, other names

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

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