D Minor Pentatonic Scale
The minor pentatonic is 5 notes (1-♭3-4-5-♭7) — the backbone of rock, blues, R&B, and most guitar solos. Universally usable over minor and bluesy progressions.
Other scalesA Natural Minor ScaleB Natural Minor ScaleC Natural Minor ScaleD Natural Minor ScaleE Natural Minor ScaleF Natural Minor ScaleG Natural Minor ScaleC# Natural Minor ScaleD# Natural Minor ScaleF# Natural Minor ScaleG# Natural Minor ScaleA# Natural Minor ScaleBb Natural Minor ScaleA Harmonic Minor ScaleD Harmonic Minor ScaleE Harmonic Minor ScaleA Melodic Minor ScaleD Melodic Minor ScaleE Melodic Minor ScaleD Dorian ModeE Phrygian ModeF Lydian ModeG Mixolydian ModeB Locrian ModeA Dorian ModeC Dorian ModeC Mixolydian ModeD Mixolydian ModeC Major Pentatonic ScaleC# Major Pentatonic ScaleD Major Pentatonic ScaleD# Major Pentatonic ScaleE Major Pentatonic ScaleF Major Pentatonic ScaleF# Major Pentatonic ScaleG Major Pentatonic ScaleG# Major Pentatonic ScaleA Major Pentatonic ScaleA# Major Pentatonic ScaleB Major Pentatonic ScaleC Minor Pentatonic ScaleC# Minor Pentatonic ScaleD Minor Pentatonic ScaleD# Minor Pentatonic ScaleE Minor Pentatonic ScaleF Minor Pentatonic ScaleF# Minor Pentatonic ScaleG Minor Pentatonic ScaleG# Minor Pentatonic ScaleA Minor Pentatonic ScaleA# Minor Pentatonic ScaleB Minor Pentatonic ScaleC Blues ScaleC# Blues ScaleD Blues ScaleD# Blues ScaleE Blues ScaleF Blues ScaleF# Blues ScaleG Blues ScaleG# Blues ScaleA Blues ScaleA# Blues ScaleB Blues ScaleC Whole-Tone ScaleC# Whole-Tone ScaleC Chromatic Scale
PARADISE BY THE
DASHBOARD LIGHT, Meat Loaf
D
PARADISE BY THE
DASHBOARD LIGHT
Meat Loaf
Medium D · ♩=120· 17 chords
When You Believe, Whitney Houston and Mariah Carey
D
When You Believe
Whitney Houston and Mariah Carey
Medium D · ♩=62· 31 chords
BEFORE THE STORM, Jonas Brothers featuring Miley Cyrus
D
BEFORE THE STORM
Jonas Brothers featuring Miley Cyrus
Medium D · ♩=75· 11 chords
SOMETHING'S GOT A HOLD ON ME, Christina Aguilera
D
SOMETHING'S GOT A HOLD ON ME
Christina Aguilera
Medium D · ♩=70· 9 chords
NGICULELA-ES UNA HISTORIA
I AM SINGING, Stevie Wonder
D
NGICULELA-ES UNA HISTORIA
I AM SINGING
Stevie Wonder
Medium D · ♩=100· 17 chords
Scale notes
1
D
2
F
3
G
4
A
5
C
6
D
Interval pattern: W+H - W - W - W+H - W (W = whole step, H = half step)