Scales
Gb Messiaen's Mode #6 Scale
Gb · Ab · Bb · Cb · C · D · E · F
Gb Messiaen's Mode #6 is a scale built on Gb with the notes Gb · Ab · Bb · Cb · C · D · E · F.
Gb Messiaen's Mode #6 Scale
Gb · Ab · Bb · Cb · C · D · E · F
Fingering on the piano
| Hand | Fingering | Notes | Play it on your instrument |
|---|---|---|---|
| Right hand | 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 | Gb · Ab · Bb · Cb · C · D · E · F · Gb | |
| Left hand | 4 3 2 1 4 3 2 1 4 | Gb · Ab · Bb · Cb · C · D · E · F · 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 Messiaen's Mode #6 is made of the notes Gb · Ab · Bb · Cb · C · D · E · F. Each is a degree counted from the tonic, and the gaps between them are the step pattern W W H H W W H H.
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Related scales
Gb Messiaen's Mode #6 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 inside it
Gb Whole ToneGb · Ab · Bb · C · D · E
Every note of this scale is in Gb Messiaen's Mode #6.
Gb Leading Whole ToneGb · Ab · Bb · C · D · Fb · F
Every note of this scale is in Gb Messiaen's Mode #6.
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Common questions
- How do I play Gb Messiaen's Mode #6?
- 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 4 1 2 3 4 1 2, with 1 as the thumb. Every position plays when you press it.
- What notes are in Gb Messiaen's Mode #6?
- Gb Messiaen's Mode #6 contains the notes Gb · Ab · Bb · Cb · C · D · E · F, measured from the tonic Gb as the intervals 1P, 2M, 3M, 4P, 4A, 5A, 6A, 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 Messiaen's Mode #6?
- From Gb the steps run W W H H W W H 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.