Pentatonic & blues
G♭ blues scale
Minor pentatonic plus the ♭5 “blue note” for instant grit.
- Notes
- G♭B𝄫C♭D𝄫D♭F♭
- Formula
- 1♭34♭55♭7
- Steps
- W+HWHHW+HW
How to play the G♭ blues scale
On guitar
e|-------------------------2-5-| B|---------------------2-5-----| G|---------------2-4-5---------| D|-----------2-4---------------| A|-----2-3-4-------------------| E|-2-5-------------------------|
Position 1 · frets 2–5
All 5 positions with neck diagrams →On piano
Right hand: 2 3 1 2 3 4 5
Fingering for both hands & notation →On ukulele
A|---------0-2-3-| E|-----0-2-------| C|-0-1-----------| G|---------------|
Position 1 · frets 0–3
All 6 positions with neck diagrams →Sounds great over