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G prometheus Scale — Guitar Fretboard Visualization

Low E string: E, F, G, A, B, C#, E at frets 0, 1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 12

A string: A, B, C#, E, F, G, A at frets 0, 2, 4, 7, 8, 10, 12

D string: E, F, G, A, B, C# at frets 2, 3, 5, 7, 9, 11

G string: G, A, B, C#, E, F, G at frets 0, 2, 4, 6, 9, 10, 12

B string: B, C#, E, F, G, A, B at frets 0, 2, 5, 6, 8, 10, 12

High E string: E, F, G, A, B, C#, E at frets 0, 1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 12

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G prometheus

The prometheus scale is Scriabin's mystic chord laid out as a six note scale: root, 2nd, major 3rd, raised 4th, 6th, flat 7th. It is the lydian dominant sound with the 5th removed, which unmoors it: bright, whole-tone leaning and never quite resolving. Use it over 7#11 or 13#11 chords, or for harmonically suspended interludes.

it consists of these notes and degrees:

G

I

A

II

B

III

C♯

#IV

E

VI

F

bVII

prometheus in all 12 keys, with chords and related scales

tip
  • This is the mystic chord as a scale: stack it in 4ths from G (root, #IV (C#), bVII (F), III, VI, II) to hear it as Scriabin voiced it.
  • Over a 13#11 chord, every note lands; with no 5th in the scale, nothing anchors, which is exactly the floating effect.
  • Treat II and VI as melodic pivots between the whole-tone-flavored lower notes and the dominant color of bVII (F).
  • Resolve by half step: #IV (C#) up to the 5th of the next chord, or bVII (F) down to its 3rd; the scale exits gracefully despite its float.

How to play G prometheus on guitar

Open G holds the root while low E, A, B, and high E ring around it, so five of the six strings drone inside the key. Both E strings add the major sixth. Fretted roots arrive early: fret 3 on both E strings, fret 5 on the D string. Box one passes the baton at fret 7, which means the first shift comes before mid-neck.

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