Scales
G Whole Tone Pentatonic Scale
G · B · Db · Eb · F
G Whole Tone Pentatonic is a scale built on G with the notes G · B · Db · Eb · F.
G Whole Tone Pentatonic Scale
G · B · Db · Eb · F
Fingering on the piano
| Hand | Fingering | Notes | Play it on your instrument |
|---|---|---|---|
| Right hand | 2 1 2 3 1 2 | G · B · Db · Eb · F · G | |
| Left hand | 2 1 3 2 1 2 | G · B · Db · 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 Whole Tone Pentatonic is made of the notes G · B · Db · Eb · F. Each is a degree counted from the tonic, and the gaps between them are the step pattern 2 W W W W.
Read on: scale degrees · building any scale · pentatonic and blues scales
Related scales
G Whole Tone 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 Mystery #1G · Ab · B · Db · Eb · F
Contains every note of G Whole Tone Pentatonic.
G Whole ToneG · A · B · C# · D# · E#
Contains every note of G Whole Tone Pentatonic.
G Locrian MajorG · A · B · C · Db · Eb · F
Contains every note of G Whole Tone Pentatonic.
G AlteredG · Ab · A# · B · C# · Eb · F
Contains every note of G Whole Tone Pentatonic.
G Leading Whole ToneG · A · B · C# · D# · F · F#
Contains every note of G Whole Tone Pentatonic.
G Lydian MinorG · A · B · C# · D · Eb · F
Contains every note of G Whole Tone Pentatonic.
Common questions
- How do I play G Whole Tone 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 2 1 2 3 1 2, with 1 as the thumb. Every position plays when you press it.
- What notes are in G Whole Tone Pentatonic?
- G Whole Tone Pentatonic contains the notes G · B · Db · Eb · F, measured from the tonic G as the intervals 1P, 3M, 5d, 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 Whole Tone Pentatonic?
- From G the steps run 2 W W W 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.