D Major Blues scale
Positions across the first 12 frets
RootIn scaleOutside scale
Root
D
Scale notes
D · E · F · F♯ · A · B
Intervals from the root (semitones)
0 · 2 · 3 · 4 · 7 · 9
Scale tones follow written degree spelling (F major uses B♭). Muted notes outside the scale retain the fretboard's chromatic labels; audio and positions follow pitch, not spelling.
Scale structure
- D→ Whole step →E
- E→ Half step →F
- F→ Half step →F♯
- F♯→ 3 semitones →A
- A→ Whole step →B
- B→ 3 semitones →D
D Major Blues has 6 notes and 41 positions across the first 12 frets in standard tuning.