D♯ Blues Scale
The D♯ blues scale has six notes: D♯, F♯, G♯, A, A♯ and C♯. It is the D♯ minor pentatonic with one extra "blue note" (A), and it fits over a 12-bar blues in D♯: D♯7, G♯7 and A♯7.
Notes
- D♯1
- F♯♭3
- G♯4
- A♭5
- A♯5
- C♯♭7
Step pattern: W+H – W – H – H – W+H – W (W = whole step, H = half step)
| Degree | Note | Interval from D♯ |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | D♯ | Root |
| ♭3 | F♯ | Minor 3rd |
| 4 | G♯ | Perfect 4th |
| ♭5 | A | Diminished 5th |
| 5 | A♯ | Perfect 5th |
| ♭7 | C♯ | Minor 7th |
On the piano
On the guitar
Root Scale tone
Related scales
Practise it
- Minor pentatonic box 1Technique · moved up 6 frets into D♯
- Pentatonic sequence in threesTechnique · moved up 6 frets into D♯
- Box 1 bend lickBlues · moved up 6 frets into D♯
- Blues turnaroundBlues · moved up 6 frets into D♯
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