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D♭ major pentatonic scale on guitar (Db major pentatonic)

The D♭ major has five notes: D♭, E♭, F, A♭ and B♭. As degrees: 1, 2, 3, 5 and 6.

Notes and pattern

The D♭ major pentatonic scale

Five notes, no . Country, folk and sweet rock melodies. Play it to hear it up and down.

From note to note it climbs 2, 2, 3, 2 and 3 : there are no , which is why it is so hard to hit a wrong note.

D♭ major has the same notes as B♭ minor pentatonic, starting from D♭. See that scale.

  1. D♭1
  2. E♭2
  3. F3
  4. A♭5
  5. B♭6
EADGBE0135791215D♭D♭D♭D♭D♭D♭D♭FA♭B♭E♭FB♭E♭FA♭B♭E♭FA♭B♭E♭FA♭B♭E♭FA♭B♭E♭FA♭B♭FA♭B♭E♭F
  • D♭, the root
  • Other scale notes

Positions

D♭ major pentatonic in five positions

The splits the neck into five overlapping positions, one per shape. Learn one, then join it to the next.

D♭ major · the whole neck

Five positions, each overlapping the next, repeating every 12 frets.

CCAAGEDDEADGBE0135791215D♭D♭D♭D♭D♭D♭D♭FA♭B♭E♭FB♭E♭FA♭B♭E♭FA♭B♭E♭FA♭B♭E♭FA♭B♭E♭FA♭B♭FA♭B♭E♭F
  • Root (D♭)
  • Pentatonic tone

Chords

What to play D♭ major pentatonic over

Play it over songs in D♭ major or B♭ minor. Over a blues in D♭ (D♭7, G♭7 and A♭7) it gives a sweeter, country sound than the minor .

Same root

Change a note or two and the same takes on a new mood.

Questions

D♭ major pentatonic, in short

What notes are in the D♭ major pentatonic scale?
The D♭ major has five notes: D♭, E♭, F, A♭ and B♭. As degrees: 1, 2, 3, 5 and 6.
What chords go with the D♭ major pentatonic scale?
Play it over songs in D♭ major or B♭ minor. Over a blues in D♭ (D♭7, G♭7 and A♭7) it gives a sweeter, country sound than the minor pentatonic.
What is the relative minor of D♭ major pentatonic?
D♭ major pentatonic has the same notes as B♭ minor pentatonic, starting from D♭.
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