G EnigmaticScale

Formula

H 1½ W W W H H 1 ♭2 3 ♯4 ♯5 ♯6 7
The family

G Enigmatic on the chromatic circle

G Enigmatic is one of the exotic scales. Pick another note on the circle to open the scale that starts there.

H 1½ W W W H H 1 GI Enigmatic ♭2 A♭II 3 BIII ♯4 C♯IV ♯5 D♯V ♯6 E♯VI 7 F♯VII G Enigmatic
The whole neck

G Enigmatic across the fretboard

Every note of the scale up to the 16th fret, named by its degree. The root is a ring. Step through the five CAGED positions one at a time in the scale library.

3 5 7 9 12 15 ♯6 7 1 ♭2 3 ♯4 ♯5 ♯6 7 1 3 ♯4 ♯5 ♯6 7 1 ♭2 3 ♯5 ♯6 7 1 ♭2 3 ♯4 ♯5 ♯6 1 ♭2 3 ♯4 ♯5 ♯6 7 1 ♭2 3 ♯4 ♯5 ♯6 7 1 ♭2 3 ♯4 ♯6 7 1 ♭2 3 ♯4 ♯5 ♯6 7 1
Harmony

Chords in G Enigmatic

Stack every other note of the scale from each degree and you get its chords. Open any of them in the chord library.

DegreeChordNotes
I+Gmaj7♯5G B D♯ F♯
♭II A♭ (♯3 𝄪5 7) A♭ C♯ E♯ G
IIIB (𝄫7)B D♯ F♯ A♭
♯IVC♯7♭5C♯ E♯ G B
♯v D♯ (♭3 𝄫5 ♭7) D♯ F♯ A♭ C♯
♯VI E♯ (𝄫3 ♭5 ♭7) E♯ G B D♯
VII F♯ (𝄫3 5 7) F♯ A♭ C♯ E♯
Context

Where G Enigmatic fits

Verdi’s enigmatic scale: a curiosity of classical harmony, rarely used outside study.

Enigmatic scale in every key

G Enigmatic scale questions

What notes are in the G Enigmatic scale?

G A♭ B C♯ D♯ E♯ F♯. As degrees from the root: 1 ♭2 3 ♯4 ♯5 ♯6 7.

What is the G Enigmatic scale formula?

1 ♭2 3 ♯4 ♯5 ♯6 7, or in steps between the notes, H 1½ W W W H H (W is a whole step of two frets, H a half step of one fret, 1½ three frets).

How do you play the G Enigmatic scale on guitar?

This page draws every note of G Enigmatic up to the 16th fret, each named by its degree with the root as a ring. To learn it a few frets at a time, open it in the scale library and step through its five CAGED positions, from the G shape to the E shape to the D shape to the C shape to the A shape.

What chords are in the G Enigmatic scale?

Gmaj7♯5 (I+), A♭ (♯3 𝄪5 7) (♭II), B (𝄫7) (III), C♯7♭5 (♯IV), D♯ (♭3 𝄫5 ♭7) (♯v), E♯ (𝄫3 ♭5 ♭7) (♯VI), F♯ (𝄫3 5 7) (VII).

When is the G Enigmatic scale used?

Verdi’s enigmatic scale: a curiosity of classical harmony, rarely used outside study.