Scales
Gb Egyptian Scale
Gb · Ab · Cb · Db · Fb
Gb Egyptian is a scale built on Gb with the notes Gb · Ab · Cb · Db · Fb.
Gb Egyptian Scale
Gb · Ab · Cb · Db · Fb
Fingering on the piano
| Hand | Fingering | Notes | Play it on your instrument |
|---|---|---|---|
| Right hand | 2 3 1 2 1 2 | Gb · Ab · Cb · Db · Fb · Gb | |
| Left hand | 3 2 1 2 1 3 | Gb · Ab · Cb · Db · Fb · Gb |
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
Gb Egyptian is made of the notes Gb · Ab · Cb · Db · Fb. Each is a degree counted from the tonic, and the gaps between them are the step pattern W W½ W W½ W.
Read on: scale degrees · building any scale · pentatonic and blues scales
Related scales
Gb Egyptian 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.
F# EgyptianF# · G# · B · C# · E
The same sound, spelled from the enharmonic root
Scales that contain it
Gb BebopGb · Ab · Bb · Cb · Db · Eb · Fb · F
Contains every note of Gb Egyptian.
Gb MixolydianGb · Ab · Bb · Cb · Db · Eb · Fb
Contains every note of Gb Egyptian.
Gb PiongioGb · Ab · Cb · Db · Eb · Fb
Contains every note of Gb Egyptian.
Understanding Gb Egyptian
Names and spellings
Gb Egyptian and F# Egyptian are the same sound spelled two ways; both have a page here, and each links to the other. F# Egyptian
Common questions
- How do I play Gb Egyptian?
- 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 3 1 2 1 2, with 1 as the thumb. Every position plays when you press it.
- What notes are in Gb Egyptian?
- Gb Egyptian contains the notes Gb · Ab · Cb · Db · Fb, measured from the tonic Gb as the intervals 1P, 2M, 4P, 5P, 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 Gb Egyptian?
- From Gb the steps run W W½ W W½ 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.