Popular Guitar Scales — Page 24

This collection features the most commonly used guitar scales that will help you understand music better, build melodies, improvise, and create expressive solos. These scales form the foundation of most music styles — from blues and rock to jazz and classical.

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Gb Lydian Dominant

V7#11 from note “Gb”. Major base with spicy #4 and b7, fits extended dominants.

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Gb Harmonic Minor

Minor with major 7 from note “Gb”. Bright cadences and an eastern melodic flavor.

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Gb Phrygian Dominant

HM5 from note “Gb”. Minor dominant with b2 and major 3, flamenco character.

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Gb Octatonic (Half–Whole)

Octatonic H-W from note “Gb”. Symmetry and resource for dominant tensions.

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Gb Octatonic (Whole–Half)

Octatonic W-H from note “Gb”. Diminished structures and altered dominants.

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Gb Whole-Tone

Six-tone whole-tone scale from note “Gb”. Smooth flow, augmented triads.

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Gb Lydian Augmented

Maj7#5 from note “Gb”. Shimmering top and modern brilliance for long pedals.

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Gb Mixolydian b6

Mixolydian with b6 from note “Gb”. Darker color, good for modal interchange.

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Gb Ionian #5

Ionian with #5 from note “Gb”. Lush bright top and cinematic sound.

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Gb Dorian #4

Dorian with #4 from note “Gb”. Spicy minor, expressive and colorful.

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Gb Locrian #2

Softer than classical Locrian from note “Gb”. Great for ii m7b5, clearer sound.

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Gb Lydian #2

Lydian with #2 from note “Gb”. Exotic major with melodic top.