Guitar Scale Logic
D# Blues Guitar Scale in Whole Step Down
Blues scale notes, fretboard positions and guitar tabs for Whole Step Down.
Chart downloads cover open strings through fret 12.
Scale Tablature
Position 1
D|------------------------------------1--| A|------------------------------1--4-----| F|---------------------1--3--4-----------| C|---------------1--3--------------------| G|------1--2--3--------------------------| D|1--4-----------------------------------|
0-4 frets • five-fret position fragment • 13 notes
Scale Reference
Scale Notes and Intervals
The D# Blues scale contains D♯, F♯, G♯, A, A♯, C♯. Its interval formula is 1 b3 4 b5 5 b7. In Whole 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# Blues: D♯, F♯, G♯, A, A♯, C♯. Formula: 1 b3 4 b5 5 b7.
Whole Step Down: D G C F A D. Diagrams and tabs display the highest string at the top.
- D♯
- F♯
- G♯
- A
- A♯
- C♯
Suggested Chords
Works Well With This Scale
These chords contain notes from the selected scale.
- D♯mminor
- D♯5power
- D♯m7minor 7
- D♯sus4sus4
- F♯mminor
- F♯5power
- F♯sus2sus2
- G♯5power
- G♯sus4sus4
- G♯sus2sus2