About the G flat Melodic Minor Pentatonic scale
G flat Melodic Minor Pentatonic is used for jazz and modern minor melodies. Think of it as a five-note minor scale that reaches for a major seventh. It is G♭ Minor Pentatonic with the seventh raised.
Its notes are G♭, A, C♭, D♭, and F. The formula is 1½ W W 4 semitones H.
The black keys G♭ and D♭ belong to G♭ Melodic Minor Pentatonic.
Notes and intervals
| 1 | GbG♭ | Root |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | AA | Minor 3rd |
| 3 | CbC♭ | Perfect 4th |
| 4 | DbD♭ | Perfect 5th |
| 5 | FF | Major 7th |
| Steps | 1½ W W 4 semitones H |
|---|---|
| Semitones | 3-2-2-4-1 |
| Degrees | 1 ♭3 4 5 7 |
Shapes
Chromatic
Circle of Fifths
Related scales
Melodic Minor Pentatonic in other keys
C Melodic Minor Pentatonic scaleD flat Melodic Minor Pentatonic scaleD Melodic Minor Pentatonic scaleE flat Melodic Minor Pentatonic scaleE Melodic Minor Pentatonic scaleF Melodic Minor Pentatonic scaleG Melodic Minor Pentatonic scaleA flat Melodic Minor Pentatonic scaleA Melodic Minor Pentatonic scaleB flat Melodic Minor Pentatonic scaleB Melodic Minor Pentatonic scale
Modes
The same notes, starting on a different note.
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