About the G flat Synthetic scale
G flat Synthetic is used for experimental and cinematic writing. Think of it as a made-up six-note scale with a raised fourth and a flat sixth. It is G♭ Whole Tone with the seventh raised.
Its notes are G♭, A♭, B♭, C, D, and F. The formula is W W W W 1½ H. It is the sixth mode of A♭ Prometheus.
The key draws three black keys from the piano, G♭, A♭, and B♭. That raised fourth spells out to the white key C.
Notes and intervals
| 1 | GbG♭ | Root |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | AbA♭ | Major 2nd |
| 3 | BbB♭ | Major 3rd |
| 4 | CC | Augmented 4th |
| 5 | DD | Minor 6th |
| 6 | FF | Major 7th |
| Steps | W W W W 1½ H |
|---|---|
| Semitones | 2-2-2-2-3-1 |
| Degrees | 1 2 3 ♯4 ♭6 7 |
Shapes
Chromatic
Circle of Fifths
Related scales
Synthetic in other keys
C Synthetic scaleD flat Synthetic scaleD Synthetic scaleE flat Synthetic scaleE Synthetic scaleF Synthetic scaleG Synthetic scaleA flat Synthetic scaleA Synthetic scaleB flat Synthetic scaleB Synthetic scale
Modes
The same notes, starting on a different note.
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