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G flat six pentatonic Scale — Guitar Fretboard Visualization

Low E string: G, A, B, D, Eb at frets 3, 5, 7, 10, 11

A string: A, B, D, Eb, G, A at frets 0, 2, 5, 6, 10, 12

D string: D, Eb, G, A, B, D at frets 0, 1, 5, 7, 9, 12

G string: G, A, B, D, Eb, G at frets 0, 2, 4, 7, 8, 12

B string: B, D, Eb, G, A, B at frets 0, 3, 4, 8, 10, 12

High E string: G, A, B, D, Eb at frets 3, 5, 7, 10, 11

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G flat six pentatonic

The flat six pentatonic is a major pentatonic with its 6th pushed down a half step: root, 2nd, major 3rd, 5th, flat 6th. The b6 leaning against the 5th injects harmonic-major darkness into an otherwise sunny scale, a striking effect over a plain major triad. It suits players hunting for major-key lines that avoid the obvious.

it consists of these notes and degrees:

G

I

A

II

B

III

D

V

E♭

bVI

Same notes, different mode

G flat six pentatonic uses the same notes as the scales below. Start from a different note and you get a new mode built on the very same note set.

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tip
  • Major pentatonic with its 6th pushed to b6 (Eb): sunny lines that suddenly sigh; place the b6 (Eb) to V fall at phrase ends.
  • Over a plain major triad on G, the b6 (Eb) borrows harmonic-major darkness without leaving pentatonic fingering.
  • Keep the b6 (Eb) off strong beats under a major chord... as a passing shadow it is striking, sustained it argues with the 6th-less chord.
  • Pair phrases: one from the normal major pentatonic, the answer from this scale; the single changed note becomes the story.

How to play G flat six pentatonic on guitar

Open G is a root and open D the fifth, so those two ring under anything you play from fret 3 upward. Both open A and open B are in the key too, which puts 4 of the 6 strings inside it before you fret a single note. Fretted roots wait at 5 on the D, 8 on the B and 10 on the A. Low E fret 3 is the lowest root.

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