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G♭ (musical note)

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G (G-flat) or Sol Bémol is the seventh semitone of the solfege.

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It lies a diatonic semitone above F and a chromatic semitone below G, thus being enharmonic to F♯ (F-sharp) or Fa Dièse . However, in some temperaments, it is not the same as F. G is a major third below B, whereas F 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 semitone is approximately 369.994 Hz. See pitch (music) for a discussion of historical variations in frequency.

Common scales beginning on G♭

  • G Major: G A B C D E F G
  • G Natural Minor: G A B C D E F G
  • G Harmonic Minor: G A B C D E F G
  • G Melodic Minor Ascending: G A B C D E F G
  • G Melodic Minor Descending: G F E D C B A G
  • Diatonic scales

  • G Ionian: G A B C D E F G
  • G Dorian: G A B C D E F G
  • G Phrygian: G A B C D E F G
  • G Lydian: G A B C D E F G
  • G Mixolydian: G A B C D E F G
  • G Aeolian: G A B C D E F G
  • G Locrian: G A B C D E F G
  • Jazz Melodic Minor

  • G Ascending Melodic Minor: G A B C D E F G
  • G Dorian ♭2: G A B C D E F G
  • G Lydian Augmented: G A B C D E F G
  • G Lydian Dominant: G A B C D E F G
  • G Mixolydian ♭6: G A B C D E F G
  • G Locrian ♮2: G A B C D E F G
  • G Altered: G A B C D E F G
  • References

    G♭ (musical note) Wikipedia