Guitar Scale Logic
D Minor Guitar Scale in Half Step Down
Minor scale notes, fretboard positions and guitar tabs for Half Step Down.
Chart downloads cover open strings through fret 12.
Scale Tablature
Position 1
D#|------------------------1--2--4--| A#|------------------2--4-----------| F#|---------1--3--4-----------------| C#|1--3--4--------------------------| G#|---------------------------------| D#|---------------------------------|
0-4 frets • five-fret position fragment • 11 notes
Scale Reference
Scale Notes and Intervals
The D Minor scale contains D, E, F, G, A, B♭, C. Its interval formula is 1 2 b3 4 5 b6 b7. In Half Step Down tuning, the open strings are D# A# F# C# G# D# from highest to lowest. Root markers identify D. Position tabs show five-fret fragments, and the chord suggestions contain only notes from this scale.
D Minor: D, E, F, G, A, B♭, C. Formula: 1 2 b3 4 5 b6 b7.
Half Step Down: D# G# C# F# A# D#. Diagrams and tabs display the highest string at the top.
- D
- E
- F
- G
- A
- B♭
- C
Suggested Chords
Works Well With This Scale
These chords contain notes from the selected scale.
- Dmminor
- Dm7minor 7
- Dsus2sus2
- Dsus4sus4
- D5power
- Em7b5minor 7 flat 5
- Fmajor
- Fsus2sus2
- Fsus4sus4
- F5power