Gb Rock'n'Roll / Boogie Scale
4-string bass · 7 notes · 7 notes · major family
Notes
G♭
A♭
B♭♭
B♭
D♭
E♭
F♭
Solfège : Sol♭ – La♭ – Si♭♭ – Si♭ – Ré♭ – Mi♭ – Fa♭
Interval Structure
G♭
T
A♭
½T
B♭♭
½T
B♭
T+½T
D♭
T
E♭
½T
F♭
→
G♭+oct.
T
Scale Chords (triads)
| Degree | Chord (in Gb) | Quality |
|---|---|---|
| i | G♭m | minor |
| II | A♭? | — |
| III | B♭♭ | Major |
| IV | B♭? | — |
| v | D♭m | minor |
| vi° | E♭° | diminished |
| VII | F♭? | — |
About this scale
The Rock'n'Roll / Boogie scale is a major-blues hybrid with the minor 3rd and minor 7th. It captures the essence of boogie-woogie, original rock'n'roll, and the shuffle. Classic bass boogie lines (alternating root and 5th with chromatic runs) derive directly from it.
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