Scale · Blues

G♭ Blues Scale

The G♭ blues scale adds a 'blue note' to the minor pentatonic, giving you the iconic bluesy sound on G♭.

G♭ Blues
G♭ABCD♭E
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Notes in G♭ Blues

The G♭ Blues scale contains G♭ — A — B — C — D♭ — E. The interval pattern is the universal blues pattern, transposed to start on G♭.

How to use it

Open the interactive scale explorer above to see G♭ Blues on a piano keyboard, on a guitar fretboard, and to hear it played ascending or descending. The diatonic chord chips show the chords built from this scale.

Common uses

The G♭ blues scale adds a 'blue note' to the minor pentatonic, giving you the iconic bluesy sound on G♭.

FAQs

What chords go with the G♭ Blues scale?

Open the scale explorer to see the seven diatonic chords built from this scale. Each chord chip plays back so you can hear the harmony.

How is G♭ Blues different from other scales on G♭?

The intervals between notes are different. G♭ Blues uses the blues interval pattern; switch to a different scale type in the explorer to hear how the same root sounds with major, minor, pentatonic, blues, and other patterns.

What's the relative key of G♭ Blues?

For major and minor scales, the relative is found three semitones away. G♭ major and Eb minor share the same notes; G♭ minor and A major share the same notes.

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