C shape · frets 1-5
Db Major Pentatonic is anchored to the selected-root C chord position.
C shape tab (1-5) e |-1--------4---| B |----2-----4---| G |-1-----3------| D |-1-----3------| A |-1--------4---| E |-1--------4---|
Guitar scale companion
Db Major Pentatonic Scale
Learn the Db Major Pentatonic scale on guitar. Explore notes, intervals, and fretboard positions with an interactive chart.
- Notes
- Db, Eb, F, Ab, Bb
- Steps
- W-W-W+H-W-W+H
- Sharps and flats
- Db, Eb, Ab, Bb
- Relative minor
- Bb Minor Pentatonic Scale (same notes)
- All 5 positions
- C shape (frets 1-5); A shape (frets 3-7); G shape (frets 6-10); E shape (frets 8-12); D shape (frets 10-14)
1Db2Eb3F5Ab6Bb
Full fretboard map
Every Db Major Pentatonic Scale note across the neck, with roots highlighted for quick orientation.
Frets 0–24. Select a position or tap a note to hear it.
CAGED
Five Db Major Pentatonic positions
These CAGED-family boxes show the same scale in complete practical areas before you explore the full neck. Each one surrounds a CAGED chord shape; see how the five shapes connect in the CAGED system.
A shape · frets 3-7
Db Major Pentatonic is anchored to the selected-root A chord position.
A shape tab (3-7) e |----4-----6---| B |----4-----6---| G |-3--------6---| D |-3--------6---| A |----4-----6---| E |----4-----6---|
G shape · frets 6-10
Db Major Pentatonic is anchored to the selected-root G chord position.
G shape tab (6-10) e |-6--------9---| B |-6--------9---| G |-6-----8------| D |-6-----8------| A |-6-----8------| E |-6--------9---|
E shape · frets 8-12
Db Major Pentatonic is anchored to the selected-root E chord position.
E shape tab (8-12) e |----9----11---| B |----9----11---| G |-8----10------| D |-8-------11---| A |-8-------11---| E |----9----11---|
D shape · frets 10-14
Db Major Pentatonic is anchored to the selected-root D chord position.
D shape tab (10-14) e |---11----13---| B |---11-------14| G |10-------13---| D |---11----13---| A |---11----13---| E |---11----13---|