Gb Pentatonic Major
G flat Pentatonic scale for guitar.
The Gb Pentatonic Major is a five-note scale. The fingerboard diagram shows the scale notes with root notes in darker color. In the two-octave pattern, the first root note is on the 6th string, 14th fret.
Gb Pentatonic Major 2 octaves
Gb Pentatonic Major full fretboard
Gb Pentatonic Major with note names
Shape 1 (1st position)
Shape 5 (11th position)
The scale and its scale degrees.
| Formula | Notes |
|---|---|
| 1 | Gb |
| 2 | Ab |
| 3 | Bb |
| 5 | Db |
| 6 | Eb |
The fourth degree is omitted, as well as the seventh, since the degrees are based on the regular Major seven-note scale.
The interval formula (2 - 2 - 3 - 2 - 3) can be expound into specific notes of the scale.
| Notes (ascending) | Interval |
|---|---|
| Gb-Ab | M2 |
| Gb-Bb | M3 |
| Gb-Db | P5 |
| Gb-Eb | M6 |
| Notes (descending) | Interval |
|---|---|
| Gb-Eb | m3 |
| Gb-Db | P4 |
| Gb-Bb | m6 |
| Gb-Ab | m7 |
Abbreviations are used: M / m stands for major / minor and P stands for perfect.
The notes in the scale can be described as intervals, written as 2 - 2 - 3 - 2 - 3 from the first note to the first in next octave.
The Gb Pentatonic Major is relative to Eb Pentatonic Minor. Both scales include the same notes but with different root notes.
This scale is one of the most common for guitarists and utilized in conjunction with lots of styles, including pop, country and blues.
The easiest way to learn this scale is probably to think of it as the Gb Major scale without the fourth and the seventh degrees.
Some of the chords that are related to this scale are listed here:
- Gb
- Abm7
- Bbm7
- Dbsus4
- Ebm
The tones in these chords correspond to the tones of the Gb Pentatonic Major scale. Notice that the match is not completely exact, the third (B) in Abm7 and the fifth (F) in Bbm7 are not included in the scale.
Related to this scale is the Gb Pentatonic Major add4, adding the 4th degree. It can be displayed as follows:
| Formula | Notes | Intervals | Degrees |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gb | Unison | Tonic |
| 2 | Ab | Major second | Supertonic |
| 3 | Bb | Major third | Mediant |
| 4 | Cb | Augmented fourth | Subdominant |
| 5 | Db | Perfect fifth | Dominant |
| 6 | Eb | Sixth | Submediant |
The Gb Pentatonic Major add4 scale, is identical with the Gb Major except for missing the major 7th interval.
G flat Pentatonic Major scale first shape ascending.
The numbers above the tablature are suggested fingerings.