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
- D1
- E2
- F♯3
- A5
- B6
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 7 frets into D
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