G flat
Lowered G pitch
G flat is a musical note one half step below G.
In standard tuning, it is enharmonically equivalent to F sharp—the same pitch with a different name, chosen based on the key signature or musical context.
G flat major, with six flats, is among the more challenging keys for sight-reading.
Pitch between F, G
- enharmonicSonically identical, spelled differently
- semitoneMinimum Western musical interval
- accidentalOccurring by chance
- key signatureNotation showing tonal center
transposition · intonation · tuning · temperament · frequency · concert pitch · chromatic · half step
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- subdominantFourth scale degree
- dominantHaving superior influence
- modulationVarying signals to transmit
- circle of fifthsKey relationships shown circularly
signature · home key · cadence · resolution
Group of three
- major chordThree-note bright consonance
- minor chordTriad with lowered third
- seventh chordFour stacked thirds
- diminishedMade or became smaller
augmented · voicing · inversion · arpeggio · broken chord · suspended · harmonic function
F sharp
Pitch between F, G
- enharmonicSonically identical, spelled differently
- semitoneMinimum Western musical interval
- accidentalOccurring by chance
key signature · transposition · intonation · tuning · temperament · frequency · concert pitch · chromatic · half step · microtonal
tonic
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- subdominantFourth scale degree
- dominantHaving superior influence
- modulationVarying signals to transmit
circle of fifths · signature · home key · cadence · resolution
triad
Group of three
- major chordThree-note bright consonance
- minor chordTriad with lowered third
- seventh chordFour stacked thirds
diminished · augmented · voicing · inversion · arpeggio · broken chord · suspended · harmonic function
piano
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