piano scale
G♯ minor pentatonic
G♯1B♭3C♯4D♯5F♯♭7
Major pentatonic started from its fifth note. The first scale most guitarists learn.
The same sounds spelled from the other side are A♭ minor pentatonic.
Written out
Every accidental is written in, rather than left to a key signature, so the letters can be read one at a time.
The step pattern
G♯W+HBWC♯WD♯W+HF♯WG♯
What is true of it
G♯ minor pentatonic is G♯, B, C♯, D♯ and F♯, and back to G♯.
Its steps are W+H – W – W – W+H – W, where W is a whole step and H a half.
Chords made only of these notes
Found by testing every chord in the catalogue against these 5 sounds, not chosen.
Other scales on G♯
G♯ major pentatonicpentatonicG♯ bluespentatonicG♯ major bluespentatonicG♯ majormajorG♯ natural minorminorG♯ harmonic minorminor
C min pentC♯ min pentD♭ min pentD min pentD♯ min pentE♭ min pentE min pentF min pentall 374