The D major pentatonic scale
All notes of the D major pentatonic scale: D, E, F#, A, B. Five notes: the major scale without its fourth and seventh degrees. With no semitones, nothing sounds wrong.
The notes
- 1D
- 2E
- 3F#
- 4A
- 5B
Steps in semitones: 2 – 2 – 3 – 2 – 3
On the keyboard
Guitar
Ukulele
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