D Minor Blues
D · F · G · A♭ · A · C
The blues scale is the D minor pentatonic with the flattened fifth — the blue note — added between the fourth and the fifth. That one extra note is what gives D Minor Blues its vocal, gritty quality, and bending into or through it is most of what blues lead guitar is made of. Simple, movable, and the most-played scale in rock and blues.
Left-handed
Practice this Scale
Play-alongs where D Minor Blues has been identified to match well with the track.
Ideal for deepening the blues sound with the addition of the 'blue note,' the flat fifth.
Introducing the blue note will bring a bluesy edge to your funk solos, enhancing expression and depth.
Contributes a raw, soulful edge during the D minor chord sections, enhancing emotional expression.
Adding the 'blue note' creates tension and emotional depth in your solos.
Adding a minor 6th and chromatic passing tone to the minor scale, this scale helps deepen bluesy expressions.
Introduces blues notes for an evocative, expressive style.
Adding the blue note (flat 5) to the minor pentatonic scale in D provides expanded expressiveness, enhancing the bluesy feel of the progression.
Incorporate this scale to introduce a blue note, adding an extra layer of emotion and 'bluesiness' to your playing.
An extension of the minor pentatonic with a flattened fifth, it allows for typical blues motifs that enhance your bluesy sound.
Adds tension and resolution, ideal for emphasizing emotional moments in the jam.