G# Messiaen's Mode #4 Guitar Scale

Guitar scale in Half Step Down tuning — fretboard diagram

G# messiaen's mode #4 scale — 6-string guitar fretboard diagramInteractive fretboard diagram showing the G# messiaen's mode #4 scale on 6-string guitar with 22 frets. Notes: D#, E, G, G#, A, A#, C#, D.D#EGG#AA#C#DD#EGG#AA#C#A#C#DD#EGG#AA#C#DD#EGG#GG#AA#C#DD#EGG#AA#C#DD#EC#DD#EGG#AA#C#DD#EGG#AA#G#AA#C#DD#EGG#AA#C#DD#ED#EGG#AA#C#DD#EGG#AA#C#1357911121315171921

G# Messiaen's Mode #4 in Half Step Down — Notes and Intervals

The G# Messiaen's Mode #4 scale is a symmetrical scale designed to have no single tonic. On Guitar, the notes are G#, A, A#, C#, D, D#, E, G. Messiaen used it to create what he called the charm of impossibilities, evoking a sense of spiritual wonder where the listener loses their sense of direction. Commonly used in Contemporary Classical, Film Scores, Experimental. Notable players include Olivier Messiaen. Use for avant-garde composition and film scoring where traditional tonal direction should dissolve.

Notes: G#, A, A#, C#, D, D#, E, G

Intervals: 1P, 2m, 2M, 4P, 4A, 5P, 6m, 7M

Degrees: 1 b2 3 4 #5 6 b7 8

Formula: H-H-WH-H-H-H-WH-H

Number of notes: 8

Tuning: Half Step Down (Eb-Bb-Gb-Db-Ab-Eb)

Explore This Scale in Other Tunings

All Guitar scales in Half Step Down tuning