Gb blues scale

The Gb blues scale consists of the Gb (Perfect unison), A (Minor third), B (Perfect fourth), C (Diminished fifth), Db (Perfect fifth) and E (Minor seventh) notes.

Piano keyboard showing the notes for the Gb blues scale

How to play the Gb blues scale

  1. Find Gb (Root) on the piano keyboard
  2. Play A (Minor third) — 3 semitones above Gb
  3. Play B (Perfect fourth) — 5 semitones above Gb
  4. Play C (Diminished fifth) — 6 semitones above Gb
  5. Play Db (Perfect fifth) — 7 semitones above Gb
  6. Play E (Minor seventh) — 10 semitones above Gb
  7. Play all 6 notes in ascending order to perform the Gb blues scale

Chords in this scale

F# chords

Gb chords

A chords

B chords

C chords

C# chords

Db chords

E chords