D Blues Scale

Learn the D Blues scale on guitar. Explore notes, intervals, and fretboard positions with an interactive chart.

1Db3F4Gb5Ab5Ab7C

Full fretboard map

Every D Blues Scale note across the neck, with roots highlighted for quick orientation.

Interactive

CAGED

These CAGED-family boxes show the same scale in complete practical areas before you explore the full neck.

D Blues Scale inherits the E window from F Minor Pentatonic while D remains the displayed root.

E shape tab (0-4)
e |----1-----3--4|
B |----1-----3---|
G |-0--1--2------|
D |-0--------3---|
A |-0--------3---|
E |----1-----3--4|

D Blues Scale inherits the D window from F Minor Pentatonic while D remains the displayed root.

D shape tab (2-6)
e |----3--4--5---|
B |----3--------6|
G |-2--------5---|
D |----3-----5--6|
A |----3-----5---|
E |----3--4--5---|

D Blues Scale inherits the C window from F Minor Pentatonic while D remains the displayed root.

C shape tab (5-9)
e |-5--------8---|
B |----6-----8---|
G |-5-----7------|
D |-5--6--7------|
A |-5--------8---|
E |-5--------8---|

D Blues Scale inherits the A window from F Minor Pentatonic while D remains the displayed root.

A shape tab (7-11)
e |----8----10---|
B |----8--9-10---|
G |-7-------10---|
D |-7-------10---|
A |----8----10-11|
E |----8----10---|

D Blues Scale inherits the G window from F Minor Pentatonic while D remains the displayed root.

G shape tab (9-13)
e |---10-------13|
B |-9-10-------13|
G |---10----12-13|
D |---10----12---|
A |---10-11-12---|
E |---10-------13|