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D♭ Major Pentatonic Scale – Guitar
The bright, sweet-sounding pentatonic: country, pop and classic rock solos over major-key songs. Here it is in D♭: the notes, the whole neck, all five boxes with TAB, and a backing track to practise over.
Notes in the D♭ major pentatonic scale
- D♭1
- E♭2
- F3
- A♭5
- B♭6
Formula: 1 – 2 – 3 – 5 – 6. Use it to solo over songs in D♭ major.
Same five notes as the B♭ minor pentatonic scale – the shapes are identical, only the home note changes.
D♭ major pentatonic scale on the whole neck
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The 5 boxes (positions) with TAB
Each box is one hand position. Learn Box 1 first: play it up with the TAB, then back down, then move to the next box – together they cover the whole neck.
Box 1 · frets 8–11
e|-------------------------------9--11-| B|-------------------------9--11-------| G|-------------------8--10-------------| D|-------------8--11-------------------| A|-------8--11-------------------------| E|-9--11-------------------------------|
Box 2 · frets 10–14
e|-------------------------------11-13-| B|-------------------------11-14-------| G|-------------------10-13-------------| D|-------------11-13-------------------| A|-------11-13-------------------------| E|-11-13-------------------------------|
Box 3 · frets 1–4
e|---------------------1-4-| B|-----------------2-4-----| G|-------------1-3---------| D|---------1-3-------------| A|-----1-4-----------------| E|-1-4---------------------|
Box 4 · frets 3–6
e|---------------------4-6-| B|-----------------4-6-----| G|-------------3-6---------| D|---------3-6-------------| A|-----4-6-----------------| E|-4-6---------------------|
Box 5 · frets 6–9
e|---------------------6-9-| B|-----------------6-9-----| G|-------------6-8---------| D|---------6-8-------------| A|-----6-8-----------------| E|-6-9---------------------|
D♭ major backing track
Play the boxes over this, starting and ending phrases on the gold root notes.
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Songs in D♭ major
These songs are in D♭ major, so this is a scale that fits for soloing over them:
- Someone You Loved – Lewis Capaldi
- Sweet Child O Mine – Guns N' Roses
- Just The Two Of Us – Grover Washington Jr.
- Cant Take My Eyes Off You – Joseph Vincent
- How Great Is Our God – Chris Tomlin
- Mr Brightside – The Killers
- Across The Universe – The Beatles
- Dancing On My Own – Calum Scott
- Happy Birthday – Misc Traditional
- I Will Wait – Mumford & Sons
- One Call Away – Charlie Puth
- Wildest Dreams – Taylor Swift
Other scales in D♭
- C♯ Minor Pentatonic Scale
- C♯ Blues Scale
- D♭ Major Blues Scale
- D♭ Major Scale
- C♯ Natural Minor Scale
- C♯ Dorian Mode
- D♭ Mixolydian Mode
- C♯ Phrygian Mode
- D♭ Lydian Mode
- C♯ Harmonic Minor Scale
- C♯ Melodic Minor Scale
Major Pentatonic Scale in other keys
- C Major Pentatonic Scale
- D Major Pentatonic Scale
- E♭ Major Pentatonic Scale
- E Major Pentatonic Scale
- F Major Pentatonic Scale
- F♯ Major Pentatonic Scale
- G Major Pentatonic Scale
- A♭ Major Pentatonic Scale
- A Major Pentatonic Scale
- B♭ Major Pentatonic Scale
- B Major Pentatonic Scale
Put it to use: solo with it, step by step, starting with three notes.
FAQ
What notes are in the Db major pentatonic scale?
Db, Eb, F, Ab, Bb. The formula is 1 2 3 5 6.
Where do I start playing the Db major pentatonic scale on guitar?
Start with Box 1, frets 8–11. The root note Db is on the low E string at fret 9.
What is the relative minor of Db major?
Bb minor – it uses the same notes.