D Minor Pentatonic Scale on Guitar

D Minor Pentatonic: D F G A C. See every note on the guitar fretboard, the scale formula and the chords that fit.

Notes

• Notes: D F G A C
• Formula: 1 ♭3 4 5 ♭7
• Steps (W whole, 1½ step and a half): 1½ W W 1½ W

Same notes as

• F Major Pentatonic

About the Minor Pentatonic scale

• Five notes, and the first scale most guitarists solo with.
• Rock and blues solos: it works over a whole minor or blues progression.

Chords that fit (from D Minor)

• i: Dm
• ii°: E°
• ♭III: F
• iv: Gm
• v: Am
• ♭VI: B♭
• ♭VII: C

Other instruments

• D Minor Pentatonic on Piano
• D Minor Pentatonic on Bass
• D Minor Pentatonic on Ukulele

More on D Minor Pentatonic

• Chord progressions in D Minor