- Designation by octave
- Scales Common scales beginning on G{{music|b}} Diatonic scales Jazz melodic minor
- See also
{{unreferenced|date=January 2011}}G{{music|flat}} (G-flat) or sol bémol is the seventh semitone of the solfège. It lies a diatonic semitone above F and a chromatic semitone below G, thus being enharmonic to F{{music|sharp}} (F-sharp) or fa dièse. However, in some temperaments, it is not the same as F{{music|sharp}}. G{{music|flat}} is a major third below B{{music|flat}}, whereas F{{music|sharp}} is a major third above D (a minor third below A). When calculated in equal temperament with a reference of A above middle C as 440 Hz, the frequency of the G{{music|b}} semitone is approximately 369.994 Hz. See pitch (music) for a discussion of historical variations in frequency. Designation by octaveScientific designation | Helmholtz designation | Octave name | Frequency (Hz) | flat}}−1 | flat}}͵͵͵ or ͵͵͵G{{music|flat}} or GGGG{{music|flat}} | Octocontra | 11.562 | flat}}0 | flat}}͵͵ or ͵͵G{{music|flat}} or GGG{{music|flat}} | Subcontra | 23.125 | flat}}1 | flat}}͵ or ͵G{{music|flat}} or GG{{music|flat}} | Contra | 46.249 | flat}}2 | flat}} | Great | 92.499 | flat}}3 | flat}} | Small | 184.997 | flat}}4 | flat}}′ | One-lined | 369.994 | flat}}5 | flat}}′′ | Two-lined | 739.989 | flat}}6 | flat}}′′′ | Three-lined | 1479.978 | flat}}7 | flat}}′′′′ | Four-lined | 2959.955 | flat}}8 | flat}}′′′′′ | Five-lined | 5919.911 | flat}}9 | flat}}′′′′′′ | Six-lined | 11839.822 | flat}}10 | flat}}′′′′′′′ | Seven-lined | 23679.643 |
ScalesCommon scales beginning on G{{music|b}}- G{{music|b}} Major: G{{music|b}} A{{music|b}} B{{music|b}} C{{music|b}} D{{music|b}} E{{music|b}} F G{{music|b}}
- G{{music|b}} Natural Minor: G{{music|b}} A{{music|b}} B{{music|bb}} C{{music|b}} D{{music|b}} E{{music|bb}} F{{music|b}} G{{music|b}}
- G{{music|b}} Harmonic Minor: G{{music|b}} A{{music|b}} B{{music|bb}} C{{music|b}} D{{music|b}} E{{music|bb}} F G{{music|b}}
- G{{music|b}} Melodic Minor Ascending: G{{music|b}} A{{music|b}} B{{music|bb}} C{{music|b}} D{{music|b}} E{{music|b}} F G{{music|b}}
- G{{music|b}} Melodic Minor Descending: G{{music|b}} F{{music|b}} E{{music|bb}} D{{music|b}} C{{music|b}} B{{music|bb}} A{{music|b}} G{{music|b}}
Diatonic scales- G{{music|b}} Ionian: G{{music|b}} A{{music|b}} B{{music|b}} C{{music|b}} D{{music|b}} E{{music|b}} F G{{music|b}}
- G{{music|b}} Dorian: G{{music|b}} A{{music|b}} B{{music|bb}} C{{music|b}} D{{music|b}} E{{music|b}} F{{music|b}} G{{music|b}}
- G{{music|b}} Phrygian: G{{music|b}} A{{music|bb}} B{{music|bb}} C{{music|b}} D{{music|b}} E{{music|bb}} F{{music|b}} G{{music|b}}
- G{{music|b}} Lydian: G{{music|b}} A{{music|b}} B{{music|b}} C D{{music|b}} E{{music|b}} F G{{music|b}}
- G{{music|b}} Mixolydian: G{{music|b}} A{{music|b}} B{{music|b}} C{{music|b}} D{{music|b}} E{{music|b}} F{{music|b}} G{{music|b}}
- G{{music|b}} Aeolian: G{{music|b}} A{{music|b}} B{{music|bb}} C{{music|b}} D{{music|b}} E{{music|bb}} F{{music|b}} G{{music|b}}
- G{{music|b}} Locrian: G{{music|b}} A{{music|bb}} B{{music|bb}} C{{music|b}} D{{music|bb}} E{{music|bb}} F{{music|b}} G{{music|b}}
Jazz melodic minor- G{{music|b}} Ascending Melodic Minor: G{{music|b}} A{{music|b}} B{{music|bb}} C{{music|b}} D{{music|b}} E{{music|b}} F G{{music|b}}
- G{{music|b}} Dorian ♭2: G{{music|b}} A{{music|bb}} B{{music|bb}} C{{music|b}} D{{music|b}} E{{music|b}} F{{music|b}} G{{music|b}}
- G{{music|b}} Lydian Augmented: G{{music|b}} A{{music|b}} B{{music|b}} C D E{{music|b}} F G{{music|b}}
- G{{music|b}} Lydian Dominant: G{{music|b}} A{{music|b}} B{{music|b}} C D{{music|b}} E{{music|b}} F{{music|b}} G{{music|b}}
- G{{music|b}} Mixolydian ♭6: G{{music|b}} A{{music|b}} B{{music|b}} C{{music|b}} D{{music|b}} E{{music|bb}} F{{music|b}} G{{music|b}}
- G{{music|b}} Locrian ♮2: G{{music|b}} A{{music|b}} B{{music|bb}} C{{music|b}} D{{music|bb}} E{{music|bb}} F{{music|b}} G{{music|b}}
- G{{music|b}} Altered: G{{music|b}} A{{music|bb}} B{{music|bb}} C{{music|bb}} D{{music|bb}} E{{music|bb}} F{{music|b}} G{{music|b}}
See also- Piano key frequencies
- G-flat major
- G-flat minor
- Root (chord)
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