guitar scale
G minor pentatonic
G1B♭♭3C4D5F♭7
Major pentatonic started from its fifth note. The first scale most guitarists learn.
Written out
Every accidental is written in, rather than left to a key signature, so the letters can be read one at a time.
The step pattern
GW+HB♭WCWDW+HFWG
What is true of it
G minor pentatonic is G, B♭, C, D and F, and back to G.
Its steps are W+H – W – W – W+H – W, where W is a whole step and H a half.
Across the first twelve frets of the guitar its notes fall in 32 places, which is what makes a scale a shape rather than a list.
Chords made only of these notes
Found by testing every chord in the catalogue against these 5 sounds, not chosen.
Other scales on G
G major pentatonicpentatonicG bluespentatonicG major bluespentatonicG majormajorG natural minorminorG harmonic minorminor
C min pentC♯ min pentD♭ min pentD min pentD♯ min pentE♭ min pentE min pentF min pentall 374