Guitar scale · exotic
G Prometheus Scale
Six-note scale 1 2 3 ♯4 6 ♭7. Also called the mystic scale.
Tap any note to hear it.
G Prometheus Scale tab: all 5 positions
Each tab climbs from the low E string to the high e string. Play it up, then back down.
e|-------------------------3-5-7-| B|---------------------5-6-------| G|-----------------4-6-----------| D|-----------3-5-7---------------| A|-------4-7---------------------| E|-3-5-7-------------------------|
e|-------------------------5-7-9-| B|---------------------6-8-------| G|-----------------6-9-----------| D|-----------5-7-9---------------| A|-------7-8---------------------| E|-5-7-9-------------------------|
e|-----------------------------7-9-| B|------------------------8-10-----| G|-------------------9-10----------| D|------------7-9-11---------------| A|-----7-8-10----------------------| E|-7-9-----------------------------|
e|-------------------------------------12-13-| B|-------------------------------12-14-------| G|----------------------10-12-14-------------| D|----------------11-14----------------------| A|-------10-12-14----------------------------| E|-12-13-------------------------------------|
e|-------------------------------------12-13-15-| B|----------------------------------14----------| G|-------------------------12-14-16-------------| D|-------------------14-15----------------------| A|----------12-14-16----------------------------| E|-12-13-15-------------------------------------|
How to play G Prometheus on guitar
Find the root first: G is at fret 3 on the low E string and fret 10 on the A string. The blue notes on the diagram are every G on the neck; the gold ones are the rest of the scale's home chord (3, ♭7), the safest notes to land on at the end of a phrase.
Learn it one box at a time. Position 1, the E shape, sits at frets 3–7. Once it's under your fingers, move to position 2 (the D shape) and play the notes the two boxes share, then keep going up the neck. After all five, the scale joins up into one pattern across the whole fretboard.
Degrees
| Degree | Note |
|---|---|
| 1 | G |
| 2 | A |
| 3 | B |
| ♯4 | C# |
| 6 | E |
| ♭7 | F |
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Questions
- What notes are in the G Prometheus Scale?
- The G Prometheus Scale has 6 notes: G, A, B, C#, E, F.
- What is the formula of the prometheus scale?
- 1 2 3 ♯4 6 ♭7, which is the step pattern W W W W+H H W (W = whole step, H = half step).
- Where do I play G Prometheus on the guitar?
- The root G is at fret 3 on the low E string and fret 10 on the A string. Position 1 (the E shape) covers frets 3–7, and four more positions connect it up the neck.