D♯ Major Pentatonic scale
Positions across the first 12 frets
RootIn scaleOutside scale
Root
D♯
Scale notes
D♯ · E♯ · F♯♯ · A♯ · B♯
Intervals from the root (semitones)
0 · 2 · 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♯→ Whole step →F♯♯
- F♯♯→ 3 semitones →A♯
- A♯→ Whole step →B♯
- B♯→ 3 semitones →D♯
D♯ Major Pentatonic has 5 notes and 31 positions across the first 12 frets in standard tuning.