G♭ major scale

G♭ major

  • G♭R
  • A♭2
  • B♭3
  • C♭4
  • D♭5
  • E♭6
  • F7

Positions

123456789101112131415FG♭A♭B♭C♭D♭E♭FG♭B♭C♭D♭E♭FG♭A♭B♭C♭E♭FG♭A♭B♭C♭D♭E♭FA♭B♭C♭D♭E♭FG♭A♭B♭C♭D♭E♭FG♭A♭B♭C♭D♭FG♭A♭B♭C♭D♭E♭FG♭

How it is built

  • Seven notes: whole, whole, half, whole, whole, whole, half. The half steps fall between B♭–C♭ and F–G♭.
  • F is the leading tone. It sits a half step below G♭ and pulls hard toward it, which is why the V chord resolves home.
  • Same notes as E♭ minor. Start on E♭ and the mood flips without changing a single pitch.

Chords in the key of G♭ major

  1. IG♭
  2. iiA♭m
  3. iiiB♭m
  4. IVC♭
  5. VD♭
  6. viE♭m
  7. vii°Fdim
Build a progression in G♭ major →

Chords that fit G♭ major

Related keys

  • Relative: E♭ minor — same notes, different home
  • Parallel: F♯ minor — same root, different notes

Other G♭ scales