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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