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G♭ major scale on guitar

Every position of the G♭ major scale on the guitar neck, with tabs and fingering.

The do-re-mi scale: bright and resolved. It’s the reference point every other scale is compared to.

Its relative minor is E♭ natural minor — same notes, different home note. See all the chords in the key of G♭ major.

Spell as F♯
Notes
G♭A♭B♭C♭D♭E♭F
Formula
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Steps
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Guitar

Standard tuning (E A D G B E) · 7 positions using 3 notes per string

EADGBe123456789101112131415167R234567R234567R234567R234567R234567R2344567R234567R234567R2

Position 1 tab · frets 2–7, ascending

e|-------------------------------4-6-7-|
B|-------------------------4-6-7-------|
G|-------------------3-4-6-------------|
D|-------------3-4-6-------------------|
A|-------2-4-6-------------------------|
E|-2-4-6-------------------------------|

Play from the lowest note to the highest, then back down. Use one finger per fret: your index finger covers fret 2, and shift your hand slightly for the wider stretches. R marks the root — the home note to start and end on.

Chords in the G♭ major scale

Stack every other note of the scale to build a chord on each degree.

I G♭ G♭maj7 G♭ B♭ D♭
ii A♭m A♭m7 A♭ C♭ E♭
iii B♭m B♭m7 B♭ D♭ F
IV C♭ C♭maj7 C♭ E♭ G♭
V D♭ D♭7 D♭ F A♭
vi E♭m E♭m7 E♭ G♭ B♭
vii° Fdim Fm7♭5 F A♭ C♭

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G♭ Major scale on guitar
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