DADGAD tuning changes the fret positions used by each scale. Select a key and scale below to open its map, note list, position tabs and matching chords. The scale finder reads strings high to low as D A G D A D. 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.
Major scales by key
Minor scales by key
Major Pentatonic scales by key
- A Major Pentatonic in DADGAD
- A# Major Pentatonic in DADGAD
- B Major Pentatonic in DADGAD
- C Major Pentatonic in DADGAD
- C# Major Pentatonic in DADGAD
- D Major Pentatonic in DADGAD
- D# Major Pentatonic in DADGAD
- E Major Pentatonic in DADGAD
- F Major Pentatonic in DADGAD
- F# Major Pentatonic in DADGAD
- G Major Pentatonic in DADGAD
- G# Major Pentatonic in DADGAD
Minor Pentatonic scales by key
- A Minor Pentatonic in DADGAD
- A# Minor Pentatonic in DADGAD
- B Minor Pentatonic in DADGAD
- C Minor Pentatonic in DADGAD
- C# Minor Pentatonic in DADGAD
- D Minor Pentatonic in DADGAD
- D# Minor Pentatonic in DADGAD
- E Minor Pentatonic in DADGAD
- F Minor Pentatonic in DADGAD
- F# Minor Pentatonic in DADGAD
- G Minor Pentatonic in DADGAD
- G# Minor Pentatonic in DADGAD
Blues scales by key
Dorian scales by key
Phrygian scales by key
Lydian scales by key
Mixolydian scales by key
Locrian scales by key
Harmonic Minor scales by key
- A Harmonic Minor in DADGAD
- A# Harmonic Minor in DADGAD
- B Harmonic Minor in DADGAD
- C Harmonic Minor in DADGAD
- C# Harmonic Minor in DADGAD
- D Harmonic Minor in DADGAD
- D# Harmonic Minor in DADGAD
- E Harmonic Minor in DADGAD
- F Harmonic Minor in DADGAD
- F# Harmonic Minor in DADGAD
- G Harmonic Minor in DADGAD
- G# Harmonic Minor in DADGAD
Melodic Minor scales by key
- A Melodic Minor in DADGAD
- A# Melodic Minor in DADGAD
- B Melodic Minor in DADGAD
- C Melodic Minor in DADGAD
- C# Melodic Minor in DADGAD
- D Melodic Minor in DADGAD
- D# Melodic Minor in DADGAD
- E Melodic Minor in DADGAD
- F Melodic Minor in DADGAD
- F# Melodic Minor in DADGAD
- G Melodic Minor in DADGAD
- G# Melodic Minor in DADGAD
Phrygian Dominant scales by key
- A Phrygian Dominant in DADGAD
- A# Phrygian Dominant in DADGAD
- B Phrygian Dominant in DADGAD
- C Phrygian Dominant in DADGAD
- C# Phrygian Dominant in DADGAD
- D Phrygian Dominant in DADGAD
- D# Phrygian Dominant in DADGAD
- E Phrygian Dominant in DADGAD
- F Phrygian Dominant in DADGAD
- F# Phrygian Dominant in DADGAD
- G Phrygian Dominant in DADGAD
- G# Phrygian Dominant in DADGAD