About the G Suspended Pentatonic scale
G Suspended Pentatonic is used for modal, folk and Asian-flavored melodies. Think of it as a five-note scale with no third, all open fourths and fifths. It is G Minor Pentatonic with the third lowered.
Its notes are G, A, C, D, and F. The formula is W 1½ W 1½ W. It is the second mode of F Major Pentatonic.
Also called Egyptian and Neutral Pentatonic.
Every note of G Suspended Pentatonic is a white key on the piano.
Notes and intervals
| 1 | GG | Root |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | AA | Major 2nd |
| 3 | CC | Perfect 4th |
| 4 | DD | Perfect 5th |
| 5 | FF | Minor 7th |
| Steps | W 1½ W 1½ W |
|---|---|
| Semitones | 2-3-2-3-2 |
| Degrees | 1 2 4 5 ♭7 |
Shapes
Chromatic
Circle of Fifths
Related scales
Suspended Pentatonic in other keys
C Suspended Pentatonic scaleD flat Suspended Pentatonic scaleD Suspended Pentatonic scaleE flat Suspended Pentatonic scaleE Suspended Pentatonic scaleF Suspended Pentatonic scaleG flat Suspended Pentatonic scaleA flat Suspended Pentatonic scaleA Suspended Pentatonic scaleB flat Suspended Pentatonic scaleB Suspended Pentatonic scale
Modes
The same notes, starting on a different note.
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