D Minor Pentatonic Scale on Piano
D Minor Pentatonic: D F G A C. See every note on the piano keyboard, 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
Finding it on the keys
- D is the white key between the two black keys
- White keys: D F G A C
- Black keys: none
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
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