G♭ major pentatonic scale

G♭ major pentatonic

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

Positions

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How it is built

  • Five notes: the major scale without its 4th and 7th. No half steps anywhere, so there is no wrong note over a major chord.
  • B♭ and E♭ give it the bright, country sound. Bend A♭ up to B♭ and you have the classic major-pentatonic lick.
  • Same notes as E♭ minor pentatonic, three frets lower. Same shapes, different root.

Chords that fit G♭ major pentatonic

Other G♭ scales