D♭ Major Pentatonic Scale
The D♭ major pentatonic scale strips the major scale to its five most consonant notes. Almost any combination sounds 'in-key' over a D♭ chord.
Notes in D♭ Major Pentatonic
The D♭ Major Pentatonic scale contains D♭ — E♭ — F — A♭ — B♭. The interval pattern is the universal major pentatonic pattern, transposed to start on D♭.
How to use it
Open the interactive scale explorer above to see D♭ Major Pentatonic on a piano keyboard, on a guitar fretboard, and to hear it played ascending or descending. The diatonic chord chips show the chords built from this scale.
Common uses
The D♭ major pentatonic scale strips the major scale to its five most consonant notes. Almost any combination sounds 'in-key' over a D♭ chord.
FAQs
What chords go with the D♭ Major Pentatonic scale?
Open the scale explorer to see the seven diatonic chords built from this scale. Each chord chip plays back so you can hear the harmony.
How is D♭ Major Pentatonic different from other scales on D♭?
The intervals between notes are different. D♭ Major Pentatonic uses the major pentatonic interval pattern; switch to a different scale type in the explorer to hear how the same root sounds with major, minor, pentatonic, blues, and other patterns.
What's the relative key of D♭ Major Pentatonic?
For major and minor scales, the relative is found three semitones away. D♭ major and Bb minor share the same notes; D♭ minor and E major share the same notes.