Scale
D minor pentatonic scale
The D minor pentatonic scale has 5 notes: D, F, G, A and C.
- Notes
- D · F · G · A · C
- Step pattern
- W+H – W – W – W+H – W
W = whole step (two keys), H = half step (the very next key).
Play it yourself
Play the scale going up: start on D and tap each note in order.
- D
- F
- G
- A
- C
The minor pentatonic scale is natural minor without its 2nd and 6th. Five notes, no half steps, and the sound of countless rock and blues solos.