D Natural Minor Scale

The natural minor scale gives you a darker, more pensive sound — the source of most minor-key pop, rock, and ballad material.

Scale notes

1
D
2
E
3
F
4
G
5
A
6
A#
7
C
8
D

Interval pattern: W - H - W - W - H - W - W (W = whole step, H = half step)

Keyboard view

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Key signature

D natural minor shares its key signature with F major1 flat.

Diatonic chords

The chords built on each scale degree. These are the chords that "belong" to d natural minor scale.

ii°
Edim
III
F
iv
Gm
VI
A#
VII
C

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