Guitar Scale Logic
D# Minor Pentatonic Guitar Scale in DADGAD
Minor Pentatonic scale notes, fretboard positions and guitar tabs for DADGAD.
Scale Tablature
Position 1
D|---------------------------1--| A|------------------------4-----| G|------------------1--3--------| D|------------1--4--------------| A|------1--4--------------------| D|1--4--------------------------|
0-4 frets • five-fret position fragment • 10 notes
Theory & Context
Why This Shape Works
The D# Minor Pentatonic scale uses D♯, F♯, G♯, A♯, C♯ and the formula 1 b3 4 5 b7. In DADGAD tuning, the open strings run D A G D A D from highest to lowest, so use this map rather than a Standard-tuning shape. Use the map to locate each D# root, then select a five-fret position to see its tablature. The chord suggestions use notes from this scale.
Minor Pentatonic sounds direct, punchy and riff-friendly. Try it for blues-rock solos, hard-rock riffs and familiar lead vocabulary. DADGAD is D-A-D-G-A-D from low to high. The open strings contain D, A and G, leaving out the third of a D chord.
Anchor on the root and b7, then add bends around the b3 for feel. In DADGAD, try an open-string drone that fits your chosen key and scale.
- D♯
- F♯
- G♯
- A♯
- C♯
Suggested Chords
Works Well With This Scale
These chords contain notes from the selected scale.
- D♯mminor
- D♯5power
- D♯sus4sus4
- D♯m7minor 7
- F♯5power
- F♯sus2sus2
- G♯5power
- G♯sus4sus4
- G♯sus2sus2
- C♯5power