G# Sus Pentatonic 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 (quartal pentatonic) contains neither a major nor a minor 3rd, giving it an ambiguous, floating character. Prized in modal jazz, ambient, and contemporary music for creating atmospheres without clear resolution.

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Same scale in other keys