G# 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 G#) | 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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