Guitar scale companion
Learn the D Minor Pentatonic scale on guitar. Explore notes, intervals, and fretboard positions with an interactive chart.
Every D Minor 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.
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.
D Minor Pentatonic, D shape: the box around the D-shape D chord, taken from the E box of F Major Pentatonic.
D shape tab (0-4) e |----1-----3---| B |----1-----3---| G |-0-----2------| D |-0--------3---| A |-0--------3---| E |----1-----3---|
D Minor Pentatonic, C shape: the box around the C-shape D chord, taken from the D box of F Major Pentatonic.
C shape tab (2-6) e |----3-----5---| B |----3--------6| G |-2--------5---| D |----3-----5---| A |----3-----5---| E |----3-----5---|
D Minor Pentatonic, A shape: the box around the A-shape D chord, taken from the C box of F Major Pentatonic.
A shape tab (5-9) e |-5--------8---| B |----6-----8---| G |-5-----7------| D |-5-----7------| A |-5--------8---| E |-5--------8---|
D Minor Pentatonic, G shape: the box around the G-shape D chord, taken from the A box of F Major Pentatonic.
G shape tab (7-11) e |----8----10---| B |----8----10---| G |-7-------10---| D |-7-------10---| A |----8----10---| E |----8----10---|
D Minor Pentatonic, E shape: the box around the E-shape D chord, taken from the G box of F Major Pentatonic.
E shape tab (10-14) e |10-------13---| B |10-------13---| G |10----12------| D |10----12------| A |10----12------| E |10-------13---|