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G mystery #1 Scale — Guitar Fretboard Visualization

Low E string: F, G, Ab, B, Db, Eb at frets 1, 3, 4, 7, 9, 11

A string: B, Db, Eb, F, G, Ab at frets 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 11

D string: Eb, F, G, Ab, B, Db at frets 1, 3, 5, 6, 9, 11

G string: G, Ab, B, Db, Eb, F, G at frets 0, 1, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12

B string: B, Db, Eb, F, G, Ab, B at frets 0, 2, 4, 6, 8, 9, 12

High E string: F, G, Ab, B, Db, Eb at frets 1, 3, 4, 7, 9, 11

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G 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 (Ab), then glide in whole steps from III to bVII (F).
  • Use it over a G7b9#5 vamp; the b2 (Ab) is the b9, the b6 (Eb) 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

Open G sits on the root and open B on the major third, so a two-string drone frames everything you play here. E-shape barre sits at fret 3, matching roots on both E strings, with another root at fret 5 on the D string. First box hands over at fret 7, so the second position starts mid-neck. One augmented second hides in the step pattern.

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