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D Minor Pentatonic vs D Blues

D minor pentatonic and blues drawn on one neck. They differ by 1 note.

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D minor pentatonic is D blues without the b5 — no Ab.

D Minor Pentatonic
D   F   G   A   C
D Blues
D   F   G   Ab   A   C
Shared notes
D   F   G   A   C
Only in Minor Pentatonic
Nothing — every note is also in blues
Only in Blues
Ab (b5)
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