About the G Algerian scale
G Algerian is used for North African flavored and cinematic music. Think of it as an ornate eight-note scale, a harmonic minor with an extra raised fourth. It is G Diminished with the sixth lowered.
Its notes are G, A, B♭, C, C♯, D, E♭, and F♯. The formula is W H W H H H 1½ H. It is the fourth mode of D Bebop Altered.
The key shares A, D, and G with the guitar's open strings. On guitar, the deepest G within reach is the 3rd fret of the low E string.
Positions
Playable shapes for this scale up the neck. Tap any note to hear it.
8-position system
8 four-fret boxes, one per scale degree, each a single hand position with almost no shifting. The jazz and classical way, from William Leavitt's Berklee method.
Notes and intervals
| 1 | GG | Root |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | AA | Major 2nd |
| 3 | BbB♭ | Minor 3rd |
| 4 | CC | Perfect 4th |
| 5 | C#C♯ | Augmented 4th |
| 6 | DD | Perfect 5th |
| 7 | EbE♭ | Minor 6th |
| 8 | F#F♯ | Major 7th |
| Steps | W H W H H H 1½ H |
|---|---|
| Semitones | 2-1-2-1-1-1-3-1 |
| Degrees | 1 2 ♭3 4 ♯4 5 ♭6 7 |
Shapes
Chromatic
Circle of Fifths
Related scales
Algerian in other keys
C Algerian scaleD flat Algerian scaleD Algerian scaleE flat Algerian scaleE Algerian scaleF Algerian scaleG flat Algerian scaleA flat Algerian scaleA Algerian scaleB flat Algerian scaleB Algerian scale
Modes
The same notes, starting on a different note.
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