G Chromatic scale
All twelve pitch classes of the octave in semitone order; tonal hierarchy comes only from context.
Octaves
Musical context
How the scale relates to the chord, mode, key and progression.
Theory
General info
- Name
- G Chromatic scale
- Family
- Symmetric scales
- Note count
- 12
- Step formula
- H – H – H – H – H – H – H – H – H – H – H – H
- Numeric formula
- 0-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1
Notes & degrees
1Groot
b2Abminor 2nd
2Amajor 2nd
b3Bbminor 3rd
3Bmajor 3rd
4Cperfect 4th
b5Dbdim 5th
5Dperfect 5th
b6Ebminor 6th
6Emajor 6th
b7Fminor 7th
7F#major 7th
Construction
- Overview
- All twelve pitch classes of the octave in semitone order; tonal hierarchy comes only from context.
- Application in music
- Has no key of its own. Used for chromatic passing and neighbor tones.
- Interval formula
- GHAbHAHBbHBHCHDbHDHEbHEHFHF#
Tensions & resolutions
Stable degrees
IGnominal centretonic
Typical resolutions & tensions
IIIBB
IVCC
In a dominant context, scale degree 4 normally descends by step to 3.
IGG
IIAA
Scale degree 2 may descend to tonic; the motion is especially close when degree 2 is lowered.
This scale on guitar 🎸
See how G Chromatic scale looks on guitar.
Circle of fifths
The major key on the same tonic and its neighbouring keys on the circle of fifths.
Connections
Practice
Keyboard Trainer
Reinforce it in practice — play and name notes on the interactive keyboard.