D Sus Pentatonic Guitar Scale

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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.

See fretboard positions for D Sus Pentatonic on guitar in the interactive app.

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Same scale in other keys