D Blues Scale on Bass
D Blues: D F G A♭ A C. See every note on the bass fretboard, the scale formula and the chords that fit.
Notes
- Notes: D F G A♭ A C
- Formula: 1 ♭3 4 ♭5 5 ♭7
- Steps (W whole, H half, 1½ step and a half): 1½ W H H 1½ W
About the Blues scale
- Minor pentatonic plus one extra note between the 4th and 5th: the blue note.
- Blues, rock and jazz solos. Slide through the blue note rather than resting on it.
Chords that fit (from D Minor)
- i: Dm
- ii°: E°
- ♭III: F
- iv: Gm
- v: Am
- ♭VI: B♭
- ♭VII: C