Lessons ❭ Alternate Tunings ❭ Open G ❭ 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).
D|-----------------------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------1-----------------------------| G|-----------------------0--2-----2--0-----------------------| D|-----------------0--3-----------------3--0-----------------| G|--------0--2--5-----------------------------5--2--0--------| D|--0--3-----------------------------------------------3--0--|
D|----------------------------------------12----------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------10--13------13--10--------------------------------| G|------------------------10--12----------------------12--10------------------------| D|-------------7--10--12--------------------------------------12--10--7-------------| G|--7--10--12------------------------------------------------------------12--10--7--| D|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|