D Sus Pentatonic Guitar Scale
6-string guitar · 5 notes · 5 notes · major family
Notes
D
E
G
A
C
Solfège : Ré – Mi – Sol – La – Do
Interval Structure
D
T
E
T+½T
G
T
A
T+½T
C
→
D+oct.
T
About this scale
The suspended pentatonic (no defined 3rd) creates floating, ambiguous atmospheres on guitar. Prized by John Scofield, Pat Metheny, and jazz-fusion guitarists for improvising over sus4 and add9 chords. On the neck, its positions easily overlap with major pentatonic shapes.
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