SCALE REFERENCE

D♯ Minor Pentatonic

D♯ – F♯ – G♯ – A♯ – C♯1 b3 4 5 b7

Also written E♭ 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
NotesD#, F#, G#, A#, C#
Steps3 – 2 – 2 – 3 – 2 (semitones)
Piano
D♯F♯G♯A♯C♯
Guitar & ukulele — every position (frets 0–12)
357912eF♯G♯A♯C♯D♯BC♯D♯F♯G♯A♯GG♯A♯C♯D♯F♯DD♯F♯G♯A♯C♯AA♯C♯D♯F♯G♯EF♯G♯A♯C♯D♯

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

357912AA♯C♯D♯F♯G♯EF♯G♯A♯C♯D♯CC♯D♯F♯G♯A♯GG♯A♯C♯D♯F♯

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.