D

Pentatonic Scale

D Blues

Minor pentatonic with an added flat 5th (blue note). The sound of the blues.

Notes in D Blues

D1
F2
G3
G#4
A5
C6
D8

Chords in D Blues

6 diatonic chords
DegreeChordNotesQuality
iD?D – G – A—
iiFmF – G# – Cminor
iiiG?G – A – D—
ivG#?G# – C – F—
vA?A – D – G—
viC?C – F – G#—

Other Scales in D

MajorD, E, F#, G, A, B, C#Natural MinorD, E, F, G, A, A#, CHarmonic MinorD, E, F, G, A, A#, C#Melodic MinorD, E, F, G, A, B, C#DorianD, E, F, G, A, B, CPhrygianD, D#, F, G, A, A#, CLydianD, E, F#, G#, A, B, C#MixolydianD, E, F#, G, A, B, CLocrianD, D#, F, G, G#, A#, CMajor PentatonicD, E, F#, A, BMinor PentatonicD, F, G, A, CWhole ToneD, E, F#, G#, A#, CDiminished (H-W)D, D#, F, F#, G#, A, B, CDiminished (W-H)D, E, F, G, G#, A#, B, C#Phrygian DominantD, D#, F#, G, A, A#, CHungarian MinorD, E, F, G#, A, A#, C#Lydian DominantD, E, F#, G#, A, B, C

Blues in All 12 Keys

CC D# F F# G A#C#D♭Db E Gb G Ab BDD F G G# A CD#E♭Eb Gb Ab A Bb DbEE G A A# B DFF Ab Bb B C EbF#G♭F# A B C C# EGG A# C C# D FG#A♭Ab B Db D Eb GbAA C D D# E GA#B♭Bb Db Eb E F AbBB D E F F# A

Practice by Ear

Scale RecognitionIdentify the Blues scale by ear →Play D BluesHear the scale and practice recognising it →Chord Recognition TrainerIdentify the chords above by ear →Progression TrainerIdentify common progressions in this key →

Chords in D Blues

The D blues scale contains the notes D, F, G, G#, A, C. Minor pentatonic with an added flat 5th (blue note). The sound of the blues.

The diatonic chords in D blues are D? (i), Fm (ii), G? (iii), G#? (iv), A? (v), C? (vi). These are the chords you can use when writing or improvising in this key — every note in each chord belongs to the D blues scale.

To develop your ear for the D blues sound, use the scale and chord trainers linked above. Being able to recognise these sounds by ear — not just read them from a chart — is what separates musicians who truly hear music from those who only read it.