Major & minor
G♭ natural minor scale · also called the Aeolian mode
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
How to play the G♭ natural minor scale
On guitar
e|-------------------------------4-5-7-| B|-------------------------3-5-7-------| G|-------------------2-4-6-------------| D|-------------2-4-6-------------------| A|-------2-4-5-------------------------| E|-2-4-5-------------------------------|
Position 1 · frets 2–7
All 7 positions with neck diagrams →On piano
Right hand: 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 5
Fingering for both hands & notation →On ukulele
A|-------------2-4-| E|-------2---------| C|-1-2-4-----------| G|---------1-2-----|
Position 1 · frets 1–4
All 7 positions with neck diagrams →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
