About the G flat Chinese scale
G flat Chinese is a bright five-note scale with a raised fourth and a major seventh. It's used for Chinese-flavored and cinematic melodies.
Positions
Playable shapes for this scale up the neck. Tap any note to hear it.
Pentatonic boxes
The five shapes blues and rock are built on, the first scale most guitarists ever solo with, one box per note up the neck.
Notes and intervals
| 1 | G flat | Root |
| 2 | B flat | Major 3rd |
| 3 | C | Augmented 4th |
| 4 | D flat | Perfect 5th |
| 5 | F | Major 7th |
Shapes
Chromatic
Circle of Fifths
Related scales
Chinese in other keys
C Chinese D flat Chinese D Chinese E flat Chinese E Chinese F Chinese G Chinese A flat Chinese A Chinese B flat Chinese B Chinese
Modes
The same notes, starting on a different note.
