Guitar scale
D Natural Minor (Aeolian) Guitar Scale
D Natural Minor (Aeolian) is a seven-note scale built from D, E, F, G, A, Bb, and C. It is the 6th relative mode of F major. It is also commonly called D Aeolian. Use it to study the scale's notes, interval formula, and guitar fretboard positions.
- Notes
- DEFGABbC
- Formula
- 1 2 b3 4 5 b6 b7
- Semitones
- 0 2 3 5 7 8 10
- Parent scale
- F major
- Also called
- D Aeolian
How to read this scale
The notes are shown as pitch classes first. Square markers represent D root notes in the fretboard view, while circular markers represent the other notes in the scale.
Use the interactive fretboard to locate the D root notes and connect the remaining natural minor (aeolian) tones across standard tuning.
This same note pattern is also commonly called D Aeolian.
Fretboard diagram
Open this scale in the fretboard tool
Start with D Natural Minor (Aeolian) loaded, then adjust tuning, labels, colors, fret count, and orientation.
Open in interactive fretboardCommon chords and contexts
- Use D natural minor over D minor, Dm7, and minor-key progressions.
- It is the standard minor scale sound and the 6th mode of its relative major scale.