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G♭ mystery #1 Scale — Guitar Fretboard Visualization

Low E string: Fb, Gb, Abb, Bb, Dbb, Ebb, Fb at frets 0, 2, 3, 6, 8, 10, 12

A string: Bb, Dbb, Ebb, Fb, Gb, Abb at frets 1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 10

D string: Ebb, Fb, Gb, Abb, Bb, Dbb, Ebb at frets 0, 2, 4, 5, 8, 10, 12

G string: Abb, Bb, Dbb, Ebb, Fb, Gb, Abb at frets 0, 3, 5, 7, 9, 11, 12

B string: Dbb, Ebb, Fb, Gb, Abb, Bb at frets 1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 11

High E string: Fb, Gb, Abb, Bb, Dbb, Ebb, Fb at frets 0, 2, 3, 6, 8, 10, 12

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Gb mystery #1

The mystery #1 scale is a six note synthetic set: root, flat 2nd, major 3rd, flat 5th, flat 6th, flat 7th. From the 3rd upward it walks in whole steps, so it behaves like a whole tone scale that has been given a dark flat 2nd doorstep. The name comes from scale catalogues rather than tradition; treat it as raw material for atmospheric, unresolved lines.

it consists of these notes and degrees:

G♭

I

A𝄫

bII

B♭

III

D𝄫

bV

E𝄫

bVI

F♭

bVII

mystery #1 in all 12 keys, with chords and related scales

tip
  • A whole tone scale with a dark doorstep: enter on b2 (G), then glide in whole steps from III to bVII (E).
  • Use it over a Gb7b9#5 vamp; the b2 (G) is the b9, the b6 (D) the #5 (D), and the whole tone upper half supplies the rest.
  • The name comes from scale catalogues, not tradition: treat it as raw material for atmosphere and sound design.
  • Alternate it with the plain whole tone scale to reveal the single half step; that contrast is its identity.

How to play G♭ mystery #1 on guitar

Clamp a capo at fret 2 and the key becomes E fingering, which means the 6-flat spelling never touches your fretting hand. Uncapoed roots: fret 2, both E strings. Open low E, D, G, and high E all land on scale tones, though the spelling calls them Fb, Ebb, and Abb rather than anything familiar. Position one closes at fret 6, so the shift comes early.

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