Scales
G Todi Raga Scale
G · Ab · Bb · C# · D · Eb · F#
G Todi Raga is a scale built on G with the notes G · Ab · Bb · C# · D · Eb · F#.
G Todi Raga Scale
G · Ab · Bb · C# · D · Eb · F#
Fingering on the piano
| Hand | Fingering | Notes | Play it on your instrument |
|---|---|---|---|
| Right hand | 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 | G · Ab · Bb · C# · D · Eb · F# · G | |
| Left hand | 5 4 3 2 1 3 2 1 | G · Ab · Bb · C# · D · Eb · 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 Todi Raga is made of the notes G · Ab · Bb · C# · D · Eb · F#. Each is a degree counted from the tonic, and the gaps between them are the step pattern H W W½ H H W½ H.
Read on: scale degrees · building any scale
Chords in this key
Stacking thirds on each degree of G Todi Raga gives the chords of the key; the roman numeral names the degree each is built on.
Triads
Seventh chords
iGmMaj7G · Bb · D · F#
IIAbmaj7sus4Ab · C# · Eb · G
III+Bb7#5Bb · D · F# · Ab
IVEb7/C#C# · Eb · G · Bb
VDmaj7b5D · F# · Ab · C#
VIEbmaj7Eb · G · Bb · D
VIIC#sus24/F#F# · Ab · C# · Eb
Related scales
The scales G Todi Raga shares its notes with: the one it is a rotation of, the relative and parallel keys, the scales inside it and the ones that contain it.
Scales inside it
G PelogG · Ab · Bb · D · Eb
Every note of this scale is in G Todi Raga.
Scales that contain it
G Messiaen's Mode #7G · Ab · A · Bb · C · C# · D · Eb · E · F#
Contains every note of G Todi Raga.
G ChromaticG · Ab · A · Bb · B · C · Db · D · Eb · E · F · F#
Contains every note of G Todi Raga.
Common questions
- How do I play G Todi Raga?
- 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 3 4 1 2 3 4, with 1 as the thumb. Every position plays when you press it.
- What chords are in the key of G Todi Raga?
- Stacking thirds on each degree of G Todi Raga gives Gm (i), Absus4 (II), Bbaug (III+), Eb7no5/C# (IV), Dmajb5 (V), Eb (VI), F#sus2 (VII). These are the diatonic chords of the key, the ones a song in this key uses most; the harmony band on this page lists them with the seventh chords built the same way.
- What notes are in G Todi Raga?
- G Todi Raga contains the notes G · Ab · Bb · C# · D · Eb · F#, measured from the tonic G as the intervals 1P, 2m, 3m, 4A, 5P, 6m, 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 Todi Raga?
- From G the steps run H W W½ H H W½ H, 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.