D Major Pentatonic Scale

D major pentatonic

Notes

D · E · F♯ · A · B

Intervals

  • RootD (1P)
  • Major 2ndE (2M)
  • Major 3rdF♯ (3M)
  • Perfect 5thA (5P)
  • Major 6thB (6M)

Fretboard

EBGDAE357912EF♯ABDEBDEF♯ABABDEF♯DEF♯ABDABDEF♯AEF♯ABDE
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Pentatonic box shapes

EBGDAE357912EF♯ABDEBDEF♯ABABDEF♯DEF♯ABDABDEF♯AEF♯ABDE

D Major Pentatonic shares these box grips with B Minor Pentatonic.

Box positions
Box 4frets 2–5
EBGDAE35F♯ADEABEF♯BDF♯A
Box 5frets 4–7
EBGDAE57ABEF♯BDF♯ADEAB
Box 1frets 7–10
EBGDAE79BDF♯ADEF♯ABEF♯BD
Box 2frets 9–12
EBGDAE91213DEABEF♯BDF♯ADE
Box 3frets 11–15
EBGDAE1213141516EF♯BDF♯ABDEF♯ABEF♯

Diagrams

D Major Pentatonic Scale fretboard charts — tap any diagram to open it full size to save or print.

D Major Pentatonic Scale — notes D, E, F#, A, B shown across the full guitar fretboard, frets 0 to 12.
Whole neck — frets 0–12
D Major Pentatonic Scale — five pentatonic box positions shown as fretboard neck slices.
Five pentatonic box positions