How do I play Gb Piongio?

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 3 1 2, with 1 as the thumb. Every position plays when you press it.

What notes are in Gb Piongio?

Gb Piongio contains the notes Gb · Ab · Cb · Db · Eb · Fb, measured from the tonic Gb as the intervals 1P, 2M, 4P, 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 Gb Piongio?

From Gb the steps run W W½ W W H 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.

Scales

Gb Piongio Scale

Gb · Ab · Cb · Db · Eb · Fb

Gb Piongio is a scale built on Gb with the notes Gb · Ab · Cb · Db · Eb · Fb.

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Gb Piongio Scale

Gb · Ab · Cb · Db · Eb · Fb

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Play it on your instrument

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Fingering on the piano

Hand	Fingering	Notes	Play it on your instrument
Right hand	2 3 1 2 3 1 2	Gb · Ab · Cb · Db · Eb · Fb · Gb
Left hand	3 2 1 3 2 1 3	Gb · Ab · Cb · Db · Eb · 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 Piongio is made of the notes Gb · Ab · Cb · Db · Eb · Fb. Each is a degree counted from the tonic, and the gaps between them are the step pattern W W½ W W H W.

Read on: scale degrees · building any scale · pentatonic and blues scales

Related scales

Gb Piongio 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# PiongioF# · G# · B · C# · D# · E
The same sound, spelled from the enharmonic root

Scales inside it

Gb RitusenGb · Ab · Cb · Db · Eb
Every note of this scale is in Gb Piongio.
Gb EgyptianGb · Ab · Cb · Db · Fb
Every note of this scale is in Gb Piongio.

Scales that contain it

Gb BebopGb · Ab · Bb · Cb · Db · Eb · Fb · F
Contains every note of Gb Piongio.
Gb MixolydianGb · Ab · Bb · Cb · Db · Eb · Fb
Contains every note of Gb Piongio.

Piongio on every root

C C#Db D D#Eb E F F#G G#Ab A Bb B

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Understanding Gb Piongio

Names and spellings

Gb Piongio and F# Piongio are the same sound spelled two ways; both have a page here, and each links to the other. F# Piongio

Common questions

How do I play Gb Piongio?: 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 3 1 2, with 1 as the thumb. Every position plays when you press it.
What notes are in Gb Piongio?: Gb Piongio contains the notes Gb · Ab · Cb · Db · Eb · Fb, measured from the tonic Gb as the intervals 1P, 2M, 4P, 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 Gb Piongio?: From Gb the steps run W W½ W W H 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.