Scales
G Locrian Pentatonic Scale
G · Bb · C · Db · F
G Locrian Pentatonic is a scale built on G with the notes G · Bb · C · Db · F.
G Locrian Pentatonic Scale
G · Bb · C · Db · F
Fingering on the piano
| Hand | Fingering | Notes | Play it on your instrument |
|---|---|---|---|
| Right hand | 1 2 1 2 3 4 | G · Bb · C · Db · F · G | |
| Left hand | 3 2 1 3 2 1 | G · Bb · C · Db · F · G |
One octave ascending; 1 is the thumb. A standard fingering, not the only one.
Tap a key or a fret to hear it.
Scale degrees
G Locrian Pentatonic is made of the notes G · Bb · C · Db · F. Each is a degree counted from the tonic, and the gaps between them are the step pattern W½ W H 2 W.
Read on: scale degrees · building any scale · pentatonic and blues scales
Related scales
G Locrian Pentatonic is a selection of notes from larger scales rather than a seven-note scale of its own, so it has no chords of its own: it takes them from the scales that contain it, listed here with the scales it contains and its related keys.
Scales that contain it
G Minor BluesG · Bb · C · Db · D · F
Contains every note of G Locrian Pentatonic.
G LocrianG · Ab · Bb · C · Db · Eb · F
Contains every note of G Locrian Pentatonic.
G Locrian #2G · A · Bb · C · Db · Eb · F
Contains every note of G Locrian Pentatonic.
G Locrian 6G · Ab · Bb · C · Db · E · F
Contains every note of G Locrian Pentatonic.
G Bebop LocrianG · Ab · Bb · C · Db · D · Eb · F
Contains every note of G Locrian Pentatonic.
G Composite BluesG · A · Bb · B · C · Db · D · E · F
Contains every note of G Locrian Pentatonic.
Common questions
- How do I play G Locrian Pentatonic?
- On guitar start with the 1st position, played from the lowest string upward; the instrument panel on this page shows its frets and the positions further up the neck. On the piano the right hand ascends 1 2 1 2 3 4, with 1 as the thumb. Every position plays when you press it.
- What notes are in G Locrian Pentatonic?
- G Locrian Pentatonic contains the notes G · Bb · C · Db · F, measured from the tonic G as the intervals 1P, 3m, 4P, 5d, 7m. Play them in order for the scale: every note on this page sounds when you tap it, and the step pattern under the degrees shows the distance from each note to the next.
- What is the formula of G Locrian Pentatonic?
- From G the steps run W½ W H 2 W, where a whole step is two frets or two keys and a half step one. Apply the same pattern from any other note and you get the same scale on that root, which is why every root of this scale has a page here.