Db scales

Guitar scales with Db as the root note.
Choose from the categories below for fingerboard diagrams and supplementary information.

Db Major Db Minor Db Melodic Minor Db Harmonic Minor Db Major Pentatonic Db Minor Pentatonic Db Blues Db Rock 'n' roll Db Ionian Db Dorian Db Phrygian Db Lydian Db Mixolydian Db Aeolian Db Locrian Db Dorian Bebop Db Mixolydian Bebop Db Whole Tone Db Half Whole Diminished Db Whole Half Diminished Db Spanish Db Persian Db Gypsy Major Db Gypsy Minor

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Explanations

Major - One of the most common scales, containing seven notes. The Db Major scale are connected to the key of Db (D flat), they contain the same notes.
Minor - One of the most common scales, containing seven notes. The Db Minor scale are connected to the key of Db Minor (D flat Minor), they contain the same notes. Db Minor is sometimes written as Dbm in shortened form. Sometimes written as Natural Minor to distinguish it from other Minor scale categories.
Melodic Minor - A Minor scale that differs from the Natural Minor by containing one instead of three flattened notes.
Harmonic Minor - A Minor scale that differs from the Natural Minor by containing two instead of three flattened notes.
Pentatonic Major - One of the two most common five-notes scales. Based on the regular Major scale, but with two omitted notes (the 4th and the 7th).
Pentatonic Minor - One of the two most common five-notes scales. Based on the natural Minor scale, but with two omitted notes (the 2nd and the 6th).
Blues - The par excellence scale choice for blues. Also referred to as the Pentatonic Minor Blues scale.
"Rock 'n' roll" - Pentatonic Major and Blues hybrid scale.
Ionian - The first mode of the Major scale.
Dorian - The second mode of the Major scale.
Phrygian - The third mode of the Major scale.
Lydian - The fourth mode of the Major scale.
Mixolydian - The fifth mode of the Major scale, also known as the Dominant scale.
Aeolian - The sixth mode of the Major scale, also referred to as the Minor scale.
Locrian - The seventh mode of the Major scale.
Dorian Bebop - Contains the notes as the Dorian mode plus a passing note.
Mixolydian Bebop - Contains the notes as the Mixolydian mode plus a passing note.
Whole Tone - An six-note symmetric scale, also known as the Augmented scale.
Half Whole Diminished - An eight-note symmetric scale, also known as the Dominant Diminished scale.
Whole Half Diminished - An eight-note symmetric scale, also known as the Fully Diminished scale.
Spanish - An eight-note scale, also known as the Spanish 8 Tones scale.
Gypsy Major - A seven-note scale, also known as the Spanish Gypsy scale and the Byzantine scale.
Gypsy Minor - A seven-note scale, also known as the Byzantine Minor scale.