D♭ Major Pentatonic Scale
The D♭ major pentatonic scale has five notes: D♭, E♭, F, A♭ and B♭. It is the D♭ major scale without its 4th and 7th, which removes every half step — so almost nothing sounds wrong over D♭ major chords.
Notes
- D♭1
- E♭2
- F3
- A♭5
- B♭6
Step pattern: W – W – W+H – W – W+H (W = whole step, H = half step)
| Degree | Note | Interval from D♭ |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | D♭ | Root |
| 2 | E♭ | Major 2nd |
| 3 | F | Major 3rd |
| 5 | A♭ | Perfect 5th |
| 6 | B♭ | Major 6th |
On the piano
On the guitar
Root Scale tone
Related scales
Practise it
- Country runCountry · moved up 6 frets into D♭
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