SCALE REFERENCE

D♭ Minor Pentatonic

D♭ – F♭ – G♭ – A♭ – C♭1 b3 4 5 b7

Also written C♯ Minor Pentatonic — the same pitches spelled the other way.

The first scale most guitarists learn — five notes that carry rock, blues and pop solos. The relative of the major pentatonic.

Notes & degrees
D♭1F♭b3G♭4A♭5C♭b7
NotesDb, Fb, Gb, Ab, Cb
Steps3 – 2 – 2 – 3 – 2 (semitones)
Piano
F♭C♭D♭G♭A♭
Guitar & ukulele — every position (frets 0–12)
357912eF♭G♭A♭C♭D♭F♭BC♭D♭F♭G♭A♭C♭GA♭C♭D♭F♭G♭DF♭G♭A♭C♭D♭AC♭D♭F♭G♭A♭EF♭G♭A♭C♭D♭F♭

Root notes are red. The full map of the scale on the guitar neck; the common box patterns are groups of these notes.

357912AC♭D♭F♭G♭A♭EF♭G♭A♭C♭D♭F♭CD♭F♭G♭A♭C♭GA♭C♭D♭F♭G♭

The same scale on a ukulele in standard G–C–E–A tuning.

Other scales on D♭

Core scales & modes

D♭ MajorD♭ Natural MinorD♭ Harmonic MinorD♭ Melodic MinorD♭ DorianD♭ PhrygianD♭ LydianD♭ MixolydianD♭ Locrian

Pentatonic & blues

D♭ Major PentatonicD♭ BluesD♭ Major Blues

Jazz & altered

D♭ Harmonic MajorD♭ Phrygian DominantD♭ Lydian DominantD♭ AlteredD♭ Bebop Dominant

Symmetric

D♭ Whole ToneD♭ Diminished (Whole–Half)D♭ Diminished (Half–Whole)D♭ Augmented Scale

World & exotic

D♭ Hungarian MinorD♭ Double Harmonic MajorD♭ Neapolitan Minor
Minor Pentatonic on another root
CC♯D♭DE♭D♯EFF♯GA♭G♯AB♭A♯B
Keep exploring

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.