How to play the D Blues guitar scale

The D Blues scale is a blues scale which means it has the following definition:

R b3 4 #4 5 b7

Which notes are in the D Blues guitar scale?

The notes in the D Blues scale are:

D F G G# A C D

There are 6 notes in the scale with no flats and 1 sharp.

What are the intervals in the D Blues Guitar Scale?

The scale definition for the D Blues guitar scale is R b3 4 #4 5 b7 which means that the interval formula for the scale in semitones is:

3 2 1 1 3 2

You can also write this as note intervals:

Tone and a half Tone Semitone Semitone Tone and a half Tone

The D Blues Guitar Scale on the fretboard

Let's take a look at D Blues on the guitar fretboard. Here is the scale across the entire fretboard:

D Blues Guitar Scale Recap

Here is a quick recap of all the information about the D Blues covered in this page:

• The D Blues Scale is a blues scale.

• The definition of the D Blues scale is: R b3 4 #4 5 b7

• The notes in the D Blues guitar scale are: D F G G# A C D

• The interval formula for the D Blues scale is: 3 2 1 1 3 2

• The note intervals in the D Blues scale are: Tone and a half Tone Semitone Semitone Tone and a half Tone