Piano scale · Major & minor
G♭ natural minor scale on piano
How to play the G♭ natural minor scale on piano: the keys, the fingering for each hand and the notation.
The standard minor scale — sad, serious or dramatic.
Its relative major is B𝄫 major — same notes, different home note. See all the chords in the key of F♯ minor.
- Notes
- G♭A♭B𝄫C♭D♭E𝄫F♭
- Formula
- 12♭345♭6♭7
- Steps
- WHWWHWW
Piano
One octave, ascending · numbers are finger numbers
Suggested fingering
Right handG♭2A♭3B𝄫4C♭1D♭2E𝄫3F♭4G♭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♭ natural minor scale
Stack every other note of the scale to build a chord on each degree.
III
B𝄫
B𝄫maj7
B𝄫 D♭ F♭
iv
C♭m
C♭m7
C♭ E𝄫 G♭
VI
E𝄫
E𝄫maj7
E𝄫 G♭ B𝄫
VII
F♭
F♭7
F♭ A♭ C♭
Sounds great over
