About the G flat Enigmatic Descending scale
G flat Enigmatic Descending is used for experimental and cinematic music. Think of it as the descending form of the enigmatic scale, just as strange. It is G♭ Enigmatic Ascending with the fourth lowered.
Its notes are G♭, A♭♭, B♭, C♭, D, E, and F. The formula is H 1½ H 1½ W H H.
G♭ Enigmatic Descending draws two black keys from the piano, G♭ and B♭. Its raised fifth lands on the white key D. The key lines up four white keys back to back.
Notes and intervals
| 1 | GbG♭ | Root |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | AbbA♭♭ | Minor 2nd |
| 3 | BbB♭ | Major 3rd |
| 4 | CbC♭ | Perfect 4th |
| 5 | DD | Augmented 5th |
| 6 | EE | Augmented 6th |
| 7 | FF | Major 7th |
| Steps | H 1½ H 1½ W H H |
|---|---|
| Semitones | 1-3-1-3-2-1-1 |
| Degrees | 1 ♭2 3 4 ♯5 ♯6 7 |
Fingering
Suggested fingering, follows standard fingering rules
| Hand | G flat | A double flat | B flat | C flat | 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 Descending in other keys
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