Minor pentatonic plus the 'blue note' — the flat 5th passing between the 4th and 5th. The core vocabulary of blues and rock lead playing.
| Notes | D, F, G, Ab, A, C |
|---|---|
| Steps | 3 – 2 – 1 – 1 – 3 – 2 (semitones) |
| Also called | Minor Blues, Hexatonic Blues |
Root notes are red. The full map of the scale on the guitar neck; the common box patterns are groups of these notes.
The same scale on a ukulele in standard G–C–E–A tuning.
See the diatonic chords with audio in the Scale & Chord Finder, find where a key sits among the others on the Circle of Fifths, or start the free Cloud Atelier music guides.