Guitar scale companion

D Minor Pentatonic Scale

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

1Db3F4G5Ab7C

Full fretboard map

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

Interactive

CAGED

These static CAGED boxes show the same scale in practical four- to five-fret areas before you explore the full neck.

D Minor Pentatonic aligns with the F major pentatonic E box; D remains the minor root.

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 aligns with the F major pentatonic D box; D remains the minor root.

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 aligns with the F major pentatonic C box; D remains the minor root.

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 aligns with the F major pentatonic A box; D remains the minor root.

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 aligns with the F major pentatonic G box; D remains the minor root.

E shape tab (10-14)
e |10-------13---|
B |10-------13---|
G |10----12------|
D |10----12------|
A |10----12------|
E |10-------13---|