D Minor Hexatonic Guitar Scale
Guitar scale in Drop B tuning — fretboard diagram
TuningDrop B (BF#BEG#C#)
Frets22
D Minor Hexatonic in Drop B — Notes and Intervals
The D Minor Hexatonic scale is a six-note scale that bridges the gap between the minor pentatonic and full modal scales. On Guitar, it contains the notes D, E, F, G, A, C#. It has a soulful, minor character but offers more melodic flexibility, making it a common choice for blues and jazz-rock soloing. Commonly used in Blues, Jazz-Rock, R&B, Soul. Notable players include B.B. King, Albert King, John Mayer. Use over m7 chords and blues changes. More flexible than minor pentatonic but less complex than full Dorian.
Notes: D, E, F, G, A, C#
Intervals: 1P, 2M, 3m, 4P, 5P, 7M
Degrees: 1 2 b3 4 5 6
Formula: W-H-W-W-4-H
Number of notes: 6
Tuning: Drop B (C#-G#-E-B-F#-B)
Explore This Scale in Other Tunings
- D Minor Hexatonic in Standard Tuning
- D Minor Hexatonic in Drop D
- D Minor Hexatonic in DADGAD
- D Minor Hexatonic in Open G
- D Minor Hexatonic in Baritone (B Standard)
- D Minor Hexatonic in 7-string
- D Minor Hexatonic in 8-string
- D Minor Hexatonic in Drop C
- D Minor Hexatonic in Open D
- D Minor Hexatonic in Half Step Down
- D Minor Hexatonic in Open E
- D Minor Hexatonic in Open A
- D Minor Hexatonic in Double Drop D
- D Minor Hexatonic in Open C