Gb Overtone Guitar Scale
6-string guitar · = Lydian dominant · 7 notes · major family
Notes
G♭
A♭
B♭
C
D♭
E♭
F♭
Solfège : Sol♭ – La♭ – Si♭ – Do – Ré♭ – Mi♭ – Fa♭
Interval Structure
G♭
T
A♭
T
B♭
T
C
½T
D♭
T
E♭
½T
F♭
→
G♭+oct.
T
Scale Chords (triads)
| Degree | Chord (in Gb) | Quality |
|---|---|---|
| I | G♭ | Major |
| II | A♭ | Major |
| iii° | B♭° | diminished |
| iv° | C° | diminished |
| v | D♭m | minor |
| vi | E♭m | minor |
| VII+ | F♭+ | augmented |
About this scale
The overtone scale (identical to Lydian dominant) reflects the natural harmonic series. On guitar, it sounds magnificent over V7#11 chords and tritone substitutions. Béla Bartók theorized it and jazz-fusion guitarists (John McLaughlin, Allan Holdsworth) exploit it for its unique colors.
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