No 5 G Dominant Diminished (Messiaen M2)
- Allan’s symbol: Goo
- French composer Olivier Messiaen in his work “The Technique of my Musical Language”, presented this scale as the second of seven “Modes of Limited Transposition” (Wikipedia). Thus, it may be referred to as the ‘M2’.
- Formula: 1 - b2 - b3 - 3 - #4 - 5 - 6 - b7
Modes
A mode is this same set of notes heard from a different starting note. Pick one to see it on the circle.
Degrees 3, 5, 7 are omitted: their rotations are identical in pitch-class content to the scale itself (a mode of limited transposition), not a distinct new mode.
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Backing tracks
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Triads
GG, B, D GmG, Bb, D GdimG, Bb, Db AbdimAb, B, D BbBb, D, F BbmBb, Db, F BbdimBb, Db, E BdimB, D, F DbDb, F, Ab DbmDb, E, Ab DbdimDb, E, G DdimD, F, Ab EE, G#, B EmE, G, B EdimE, G, Bb FdimF, Ab, BSeventh chords
G7G, B, D, F Gm7G, Bb, D, F Gm7b5G, Bb, Db, F Gdim7G, Bb, Db, E G7b5G, B, Db, F G6G, B, D, E Gm6G, Bb, D, E Abdim7Ab, B, D, F Bb7Bb, D, F, Ab Bbm7Bb, Db, F, Ab Bbm7b5Bb, Db, E, Ab Bbdim7Bb, Db, E, G Bb7b5Bb, D, E, Ab Bb6Bb, D, F, G Bbm6Bb, Db, F, G Bdim7B, D, F, Ab Db7Db, F, Ab, B Dbm7Db, E, Ab, B14 more
This scale holds many more chords than these, with extensions, inversions and every voicing on the neck. Find them all in Fretly