D Major 7 Pentatonic Scale
4-string bass · 5 notes · 5 notes · major family
Notes
D
E
F♯
A
B♯♯
Solfège : Ré – Mi – Fa♯ – La – Si♯♯
Interval Structure
D
T
E
T
F♯
T+½T
A
4×½T
B♯♯
→
D+oct.
½T
About this scale
The major 7 pentatonic replaces the usual minor 7th with a major 7th, giving it a very jazzy, soft color. It sounds perfectly over major 7 chords (maj7) and allows elegant bass lines.
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