About the G flat Enigmatic Ascending scale
G flat Enigmatic Ascending is used for experimental and dramatic concert writing. Think of it as the enigmatic scale of Verdi, a puzzle of a scale that barely sounds like a key. It is G♭ Leading Whole Tone with the second lowered.
Its notes are G♭, A♭♭, B♭, C, D, E, and F. The formula is H 1½ W W W H H.
Also called Enigmatic Scale and Verdi's Enigmatic Scale.
G♭ Enigmatic Ascending draws two black keys from the piano, G♭ and B♭. Even so, the raised fourth is the white key C. Ascending through this scale, four white keys fall in a row.
Notes and intervals
| 1 | GbG♭ | Root |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | AbbA♭♭ | Minor 2nd |
| 3 | BbB♭ | Major 3rd |
| 4 | CC | Augmented 4th |
| 5 | DD | Augmented 5th |
| 6 | EE | Augmented 6th |
| 7 | FF | Major 7th |
| Steps | H 1½ W W W H H |
|---|---|
| Semitones | 1-3-2-2-2-1-1 |
| Degrees | 1 ♭2 3 ♯4 ♯5 ♯6 7 |
Fingering
Suggested fingering, follows standard fingering rules
| Hand | G flat | A double flat | B flat | C | D | E | F | G flat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Right hand | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| Left hand | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
Shapes
Chromatic
Circle of Fifths
Related scales
Enigmatic Ascending in other keys
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