Scales ยป D Major Pentatonic

Construction

5-note scale without the 4th and 7th notes of a traditional major scale. This Major Pentatonic scale is constructed by starting with the root note of D and following a the sequence of steps: W W W+H W W+H. The 'W' (whole step) means to skip a note, and the 'H' (half step), means to pick the very next note. The final step in the sequence will always end at the root note (one octave higher).
Here is this process represented visually:
DD#EFF#GG#ABbBCC#DWWW+HWW+H

All Chords By Type

Chords that are compatible with this scale.

Chord TypeChords
7th Suspended FourthB7sus, E7sus
7th Suspended SecondE7sus2
Added 9thDadd9
MajorD
Major 2ndD2
Major 6thDM6
MinorBm
Minor 7thBm7
Minor Added 11thBmadd11
PowerchordB5, A5, E5, D5
Six-NineD6/9
Suspended FourthBsus, Asus, Esus
Suspended SecondAsus2, Esus2, Dsus2

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Triads Charts
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D Major Pentatonic Triads
Extended Chords Charts
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D Major Pentatonic Extended Chords
Scale Charts
Printable list of scale charts for in this scale and tuning.
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