D Blues scale
The minor pentatonic with the flat fifth added — the blue note. It wants to be passed through rather than landed on.
| Notes | DFGG#AC |
| Degrees | 1♭34♭55♭7 |
| Intervals | 0 semitones · 3 semitones · 5 semitones · 6 semitones · 7 semitones · 10 semitones |
The whole neck
Positions
Each of these fits under one hand without shifting. Learn one until you can play it without looking before starting the next.
Position at fret 4
Position at fret 9
Other keys