How to play the D Chromatic guitar scale

The D Chromatic scale is a chromatic scale which means it has the following definition:

R b2 2 b3 3 4 #4 5 b6 6 b7 7

The Chromatic scale is a scale made up of 'all the notes' between the root note and its octave. This means there are twelve notes in the chromatic scale.

Which notes are in the D Chromatic guitar scale?

The notes in the D Chromatic scale are:

D Eb E F F# G G# A Bb B C C# D

There are 12 notes in the scale with 2 flats and 3 sharps.

What are the intervals in the D Chromatic Guitar Scale?

The scale definition for the D Chromatic guitar scale is R b2 2 b3 3 4 #4 5 b6 6 b7 7 which means that the interval formula for the scale in semitones is:

1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1

You can also write this as note intervals:

Semitone Semitone Semitone Semitone Semitone Semitone Semitone Semitone Semitone Semitone Semitone Semitone

The D Chromatic Guitar Scale on the fretboard

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

D Chromatic Guitar Scale Recap

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

• The D Chromatic Scale is a chromatic scale.

• The definition of the D Chromatic scale is: R b2 2 b3 3 4 #4 5 b6 6 b7 7

• The notes in the D Chromatic guitar scale are: D Eb E F F# G G# A Bb B C C# D

• The interval formula for the D Chromatic scale is: 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1

• The note intervals in the D Chromatic scale are: Semitone Semitone Semitone Semitone Semitone Semitone Semitone Semitone Semitone Semitone Semitone Semitone