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D minor six pentatonic Scale — Guitar Fretboard Visualization

Low E string: F, G, A, B, D at frets 1, 3, 5, 7, 10

A string: A, B, D, F, G, A at frets 0, 2, 5, 8, 10, 12

D string: D, F, G, A, B, D at frets 0, 3, 5, 7, 9, 12

G string: G, A, B, D, F, G at frets 0, 2, 4, 7, 10, 12

B string: B, D, F, G, A, B at frets 0, 3, 6, 8, 10, 12

High E string: F, G, A, B, D at frets 1, 3, 5, 7, 10

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D minor six pentatonic

The minor six pentatonic swaps the flat 7th of the minor pentatonic for a natural 6th: root, flat 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th. That one change shifts the color from blues toward dorian, outlining a minor 6th chord, the classic sound over a minor vamp with a sophisticated edge. Grant Green and jazz-blues players lean on it constantly.

it consists of these notes and degrees:

D

I

F

bIII

G

IV

A

V

B

VI

minor six pentatonic in all 12 keys, with chords and related scales

tip
  • Minor pentatonic with the b7 (C) swapped for the natural 6th (B): one moved finger, and the box outlines a m6 chord.
  • Over a dorian vamp or m6 chord on D, the VI is the color note: lean on it where you would have leaned on b7 (C).
  • Grant Green's trick: run it over the related dominant a 4th above; the same five notes spell that chord's 9-13 colors.
  • Alternate it with the standard minor pentatonic mid-solo; toggling the 6th and 7th keeps a long minor jam moving.

How to play D minor six pentatonic on guitar

Four open strings belong to this key, including open D as a root, so drones and pedal tones come free. Every note is a natural, which means no accidentals anywhere in the shape. Box one sits from fret 10 to fret 14. A-shape barre at 5 lines up with the A-string root, and the B string carries one at fret 3.

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