D natural minor scale for guitar
Fretboard fingerings, formula, and notes of the D natural minor scale (1 2 b3 4 5 b6 b7) on guitar: D · E · F · G · A · A# · C.
Instrument
Scale
Root
Position
Frets15
1224
Chord
D Natural minor
12b345b6b7
E
B
G
D
A
E
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Legend
1
D
· Root
2
E
· Tension
b3
F
· Third
4
G
· Tension
5
A
· Fifth
b6
A#
· Tension
b7
C
· Seventh
Scale sheet
D Natural minorFormula (degrees)
1 2 b3 4 5 b6 b7
Notes in key
D E F G A A# C
Typical use
Over minor chords, aeolian context.
Natural minor
The natural minor is the major scale's relative minor. It has a dark, melancholic sound and is the reference scale for minor chords in an Aeolian context.
Notes of the D natural minor scale: D · E · F · G · A · A# · C.