G♭ Minor Pentatonic Scale
The G♭ minor pentatonic scale is the workhorse of blues, rock, and pop soloing in G♭ minor. Five notes that almost never clash.
Notes in G♭ Minor Pentatonic
The G♭ Minor Pentatonic scale contains G♭ — A — B — D♭ — E. The interval pattern is the universal minor pentatonic pattern, transposed to start on G♭.
How to use it
Open the interactive scale explorer above to see G♭ Minor Pentatonic 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♭ minor pentatonic scale is the workhorse of blues, rock, and pop soloing in G♭ minor. Five notes that almost never clash.
FAQs
What chords go with the G♭ Minor Pentatonic 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♭ Minor Pentatonic different from other scales on G♭?
The intervals between notes are different. G♭ Minor Pentatonic uses the minor pentatonic 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♭ Minor Pentatonic?
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.