D Blues — Position 4
D blues position 4 at frets 5–9, drawn on the neck with the root notes marked.
Tap any note on the neck.
Swipe the neck sideways to see the higher frets.
D blues position 4 spans frets 5–9 and starts on the 5 (A), played on the 6th string. Position 3 overlaps it at frets 5–6, and position 5 overlaps it at frets 7–9 — those shared frets are where you change shape without stopping.
What is D blues position 4?
One of the 5 box shapes that D blues is played in. This one spans frets 5–9, holds 14 notes, and starts on the 5 (A) on the 6th string. The root, D, sits on the 5th string at fret 5 and on the 3rd string at fret 7. Find those first; every other note in the box is measured from them.
How position 4 connects to the boxes beside it
The 5 boxes tile the neck end to end, and each shares frets with the next — the notes on the top edge of one box are the notes on the bottom edge of the next. Those shared frets are where you change shape without stopping:
- Position 3 sits at frets 2–6, overlapping this box at frets 5–6.
- Position 5 sits at frets 7–11, overlapping this box at frets 7–9.
All 5 positions of D blues on one page, with the shared frets marked. How to connect the five boxes, step by step.
How to practice D blues position 4
- Loop this box at 60 BPM, ascending and descending, until every note lands on the click. The loop keeps the shape and the tempo for you.
- Start on the root instead of the lowest note. A box played root to root sounds like music; played edge to edge it sounds like an exercise.
- Play it in thirds — skip a note each time — and the box turns into lines.
- Then slide into position 5 on the shared frets and back. Two boxes joined is the beginning of playing the whole neck.
3rd string, fret 7
Opens the Practice Loop on this exact shape, at your own tempo.
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