Gb Melodic Minor Guitar Scale
6-string guitar · 7 notes · minor family
Notes
G♭
A♭
B♭♭
C♭
D♭
E♭
F
Solfège : Sol♭ – La♭ – Si♭♭ – Do♭ – Ré♭ – Mi♭ – Fa
Interval Structure
G♭
T
A♭
½T
B♭♭
T
C♭
T
D♭
T
E♭
T
F
→
G♭+oct.
½T
Scale Chords (triads)
| Degree | Chord (in Gb) | Quality |
|---|---|---|
| i | G♭m | minor |
| ii | A♭m | minor |
| III+ | B♭♭+ | augmented |
| IV | C♭ | Major |
| V | D♭ | Major |
| vi° | E♭° | diminished |
| vii° | F° | diminished |
About this scale
The melodic minor scale (ascending form) is essential in jazz guitar. It generates the altered, Lydian dominant, and Locrian #2 scales through simple rotation. Joe Pass, Pat Metheny, Mike Stern — all exploit its colors on minor ii-V-I progressions. Its natural 6th and 7th degrees allow very fluid melodic lines over minMaj7 chords.
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