Lessons ❭ Alternate Tunings ❭ Open D ❭ Scales ❭ D Minor Pentatonic
The note formula for the Minor Pentatonic Scale is the 1, 3♭, 4, 5, and 7♭ notes of the root note's major scale scale. The notes used in the D minor pentatonic scale are: D (1st or root), F (flat 3rd), G (4th), A (5th), and C (flat 7th).
Root on 6th String D |-----------------------------------| A |-----------------------------------| F#|-----------------------------------| D |-----------------------------------| A |-----------1--3--5--3--1-----------| D |--1--3--5-----------------5--3--1--|
Root on 5th String D |-----------------------------------| A |-----------------------------------| F#|--------------6--8--6--------------| D |--------5--7-----------7--5--------| A |--5--8-----------------------8--5--| D |-----------------------------------|
Root on 4th String D |-----------------------------------| A |--------------3--5--3--------------| F#|--------1--3-----------3--1--------| D |--0--3-----------------------3--0--| A |-----------------------------------| D |-----------------------------------|
Root on 3rd String D |-----------------10--12--10-----------------| A |---------10--12--------------12--10---------| F#|--8--11------------------------------11--8--| D |--------------------------------------------| A |--------------------------------------------| D |--------------------------------------------|