G# Sus Pentatonic Guitar Scale

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Notes

G♯
A♯
C♯
D♯
F♯

Solfège : Sol♯ – La♯ – Do♯ – Ré♯ – Fa♯

Interval Structure

G♯ T A♯ T+½T C♯ T D♯ T+½T F♯ G♯+oct. T

About this scale

The suspended pentatonic (no defined 3rd) creates floating, ambiguous atmospheres on guitar. Prized by John Scofield, Pat Metheny, and jazz-fusion guitarists for improvising over sus4 and add9 chords. On the neck, its positions easily overlap with major pentatonic shapes.

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Same scale in other keys