Piano scale · Major & minor
G♭ harmonic minor scale on piano
How to play the G♭ harmonic minor scale on piano: the keys, the fingering for each hand and the notation.
Minor with a raised 7th: an exotic, classical sound with a strong pull back home.
- Notes
- G♭A♭B𝄫C♭D♭E𝄫F
- Formula
- 12♭345♭67
- Steps
- WHWWHW+HH
Piano
One octave, ascending · numbers are finger numbers
Suggested fingering
Right handG♭2A♭3B𝄫4C♭1D♭2E𝄫3F4G♭5
Where the finger numbers restart, tuck your thumb under so you never run out of fingers. Coming back down, use the same fingers in reverse. Finger numbers: 1 thumb · 2 index · 3 middle · 4 ring · 5 pinky.
Chords in the G♭ harmonic minor scale
Stack every other note of the scale to build a chord on each degree.
III+
B𝄫aug
B𝄫maj7♯5
B𝄫 D♭ F
iv
C♭m
C♭m7
C♭ E𝄫 G♭
VI
E𝄫
E𝄫maj7
E𝄫 G♭ B𝄫
Sounds great over
