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D♯ Major Blues scale

Positions across the first 12 frets

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RootIn scaleOutside scale

Root

D♯

Scale notes

D♯ · E♯ · F♯ · F♯♯ · A♯ · B♯

Intervals from the root (semitones)

0 · 2 · 3 · 4 · 7 · 9

Scale tones follow written degree spelling (F major uses B♭). Muted notes outside the scale retain the fretboard's chromatic labels; audio and positions follow pitch, not spelling.

Scale structure

  1. D♯→ Whole step →E♯
  2. E♯→ Half step →F♯
  3. F♯→ Half step →F♯♯
  4. F♯♯→ 3 semitones →A♯
  5. A♯→ Whole step →B♯
  6. B♯→ 3 semitones →D♯
Filled notes belong to the scale; outlined positions are the semitones between them. Arrows show each step to the next note, including the octave.
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D♯ Major Blues has 6 notes and 37 positions across the first 12 frets in standard tuning.