Scales
D Ionian Pentatonic Scale
D · F# · G · A · C#
D Ionian Pentatonic is a scale built on D with the notes D · F# · G · A · C#.
D Ionian Pentatonic Scale
D · F# · G · A · C#
Fingering on the piano
| Hand | Fingering | Notes | Play it on your instrument |
|---|---|---|---|
| Right hand | 1 2 3 1 2 3 | D · F# · G · A · C# · D | |
| Left hand | 4 3 2 1 2 1 | D · F# · G · A · C# · D |
One octave ascending; 1 is the thumb. A standard fingering, not the only one.
Tap a key or a fret to hear it.
Scale degrees
D Ionian Pentatonic is made of the notes D · F# · G · A · C#. Each is a degree counted from the tonic, and the gaps between them are the step pattern 2 H W 2 H.
Read on: scale degrees · building any scale · pentatonic and blues scales
Related scales
D Ionian Pentatonic is a selection of notes from larger scales rather than a seven-note scale of its own, so it has no chords of its own: it takes them from the scales that contain it, listed here with the scales it contains and its related keys.
Scales that contain it
D MajorD · E · F# · G · A · B · C#
Contains every note of D Ionian Pentatonic.
D BebopD · E · F# · G · A · B · C · C#
Contains every note of D Ionian Pentatonic.
D Augmented HeptatonicD · E# · F# · G · A · A# · C#
Contains every note of D Ionian Pentatonic.
D Harmonic MajorD · E · F# · G · A · Bb · C#
Contains every note of D Ionian Pentatonic.
D Double Harmonic MajorD · Eb · F# · G · A · Bb · C#
Contains every note of D Ionian Pentatonic.
D Purvi RagaD · Eb · F# · G · G# · A · Bb · C#
Contains every note of D Ionian Pentatonic.
Common questions
- How do I play D Ionian Pentatonic?
- On guitar start with the 1st position, played from the lowest string upward; the instrument panel on this page shows its frets and the positions further up the neck. On the piano the right hand ascends 1 2 3 1 2 3, with 1 as the thumb. Every position plays when you press it.
- What notes are in D Ionian Pentatonic?
- D Ionian Pentatonic contains the notes D · F# · G · A · C#, measured from the tonic D as the intervals 1P, 3M, 4P, 5P, 7M. Play them in order for the scale: every note on this page sounds when you tap it, and the step pattern under the degrees shows the distance from each note to the next.
- What is the formula of D Ionian Pentatonic?
- From D the steps run 2 H W 2 H, where a whole step is two frets or two keys and a half step one. Apply the same pattern from any other note and you get the same scale on that root, which is why every root of this scale has a page here.