D Major Blues Guitar Scale

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Notes

D
E
F
F♯
A
B

Solfège : Ré – Mi – Fa – Fa♯ – La – Si

Interval Structure

D T E ½T F ½T F♯ T+½T A T B D+oct. T+½T

About this scale

The major blues scale blends the warmth of the major pentatonic with the ambiguity of the minor 3rd. It is the sound of original rock'n'roll — Chuck Berry, Elvis, Carl Perkins. Works perfectly over I7–IV7–V7 blues progressions. Country guitarists also use it to add a 'gritty' feel to double-stop lines.

See fretboard positions for D Major Blues on guitar in the interactive app.

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Same scale in other keys