The Dm Pentatonic Scale

Dm Pentatonic Guitar Fretboard Diagram
  1. All Notes
  2. All Intervals
  3. 2 Notes Per String Patterns
    1. Pattern 1
    2. Pattern 2
    3. Pattern 3
    4. Pattern 4
    5. Pattern 5
    6. Pattern 1a
  4. Application

Dm Pentatonic - All Notes

Dm Pentatonic All NotesImage

Dm Pentatonic - All Intervals

Dm Pentatonic All Tone Functions

CAGED Fingerings for Dm Pentatonic

Dm Pentatonic - 2 Notes Per String - Shape 1

Dm Pentatonic Shape 1

Dm Pentatonic - 2 Notes Per String - Shape 2

Dm Pentatonic Shape 2

Dm Pentatonic - 2 Notes Per String - Shape 3

Dm Pentatonic Shape 3

Dm Pentatonic - 2 Notes Per String - Shape 4

Dm Pentatonic Shape 4

Dm Pentatonic - 2 Notes Per String - Shape 5

Dm Pentatonic Shape 5

Dm Pentatonic - 2 Notes Per String - Shape 1a

Dm Pentatonic Shape 1a

Common Scales which contain the Dm Pentatonic Scale

Em Pentatonic Backing Tracks

Application

Firstly, use this pentatonic scale on the Dm and Dm7 chords. Intervals: 1-b3-4-5-b7.

Also use it on F, F6 and Fmaj7, which turns this scale into the F major pentatonic scale. Intervals: 1-2-3-5-6.

Furthermore, use it on these chords to add colour and texture:

  • Bbmaj7  - intervals: 2-3-5-6-7
  • Gm7 - intervals: 1-2-4-5-b7
  • Cmaj7 - intervals: 1-2-4-5-6 (sus4 sound)

Backing Tracks

Practice and jam on these backing tracks: Dm7 | Fmaj7 | Bbmaj7 | Gm7 | (Cmaj7)

Common Scales which contain the Dm Pentatonic Scale

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