D Minor Blues Scale on Piano

Here you can learn how to play the Minor Blues Scale in the key of D on the Piano. As well as the scale notes, degrees and patterns of the D Minor Blues Scale, where available we also provide suggested Piano fingerings. In the Piano view below, you can display the notes of the D Minor Blues Scale mapped out onto the Piano keyboard and switch between the notes, degrees, intervals or, if we have them, suggested Piano fingerings.

Notes Ascending

D, F, G, A, A, C, D

Notes Descending

D, C, A, A, G, F, D

Pattern Ascending

TS, T, S, S, TS, T

S = Semitone, T = Tone (2 Semitones)

Pattern Descending

T, TS, S, S, T, TS

S = Semitone, T = Tone (2 Semitones)

Intervals Ascending

NotesSemitonesInterval
D > D0Perfect Unison (P1)
D > F3minor 3rd (m3)
D > G5Perfect 4th (P4)
D > A6Diminished 5th (d5 or Tritone)
D > A7Perfect 5th (P5)
D > C10minor 7th (m7)
D > D12Perfect Octave (P8)

Intervals Descending

NotesSemitonesInterval
D > D0Perfect Unison (P1)
D > C2Major 2nd (M2)
D > A5Perfect 4th (P4)
D > A6Diminished 5th (d5 or Tritone)
D > G7Perfect 5th (P5)
D > F9Major 6th (M6)
D > D12Perfect Octave (P8)
Root
Third
Fifth
C
D
F
G
A
C
D
F
G
A
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Chords related to D Minor Blues Scale

Related Triads

The related chords cannot be built using the notes of D Minor Blues Scale alone so they have been substituted with the chords of the D Natural Minor Scale. The chords are in degree order and shown in Roman numerals (lowercase = minor/diminished, uppercase = Major/Augmented).

i Chord - D Minor

iio Chord - E Diminished

III Chord - F Major

iv Chord - G Minor

v Chord - A Minor

VI Chord - B Major

VII Chord - C Major

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