D♭ major pentatonic on mandolin

The D♭ major pentatonic is D♭, E♭, F, A♭ and B♭ — the 1, 2, 3, 5 and 6 of D♭. The same notes from B♭ are the B♭ minor pentatonic, its relative minor. From the same root, the D♭ minor pentatonic is its parallel. It is drawn across the whole mandolin above; tap a note to hear it. Five notes, no semitones — the go-to major melodic scale About the major pentatonic →

Also written Db maj pentatonic, Db major pent, Db maj pent and Db major pentatonic scale.