Piano scale · Pentatonic & blues
G♯ major pentatonic scale on piano
How to play the G♯ major pentatonic scale on piano: the keys, the fingering for each hand and the notation.
Five notes and no half steps, so nothing clashes — the sound of country, pop and classic rock solos.
Its relative minor pentatonic is E♯ minor pentatonic — same notes, different home note.
- Notes
- G♯A♯B♯D♯E♯
- Formula
- 12356
- Steps
- WWW+HWW+H
Piano
One octave, ascending · numbers are finger numbers
Suggested fingering
Right handG♯2A♯3B♯1D♯2E♯3G♯4
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.
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