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Summary: Learn how to play the sixth note in a G flat major scale on the flute from an expert flutist in this free video on musical instruments and music theory.
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Kiely Griffin Kiely Griffin is a third-year music management and jazz flute student at the Hartt School of Music in West Hartford, CT. She has previously served as vice pre... read more
The 6th note from the G flat major scale is E flat. Let's look at E flat on the staff. 6 note how to play E flat on the flute. You play the 2nd, 3rd and thumb key on the left hand. On the right hand you play 1st, 2nd, 3rd, and pinkie key. This is how it sounds. Let's review the fingering on the flute on the left hand you have the 2nd, 3rd and the thumb key. In the right hand you have 1st, 2nd, 3rd and pinkie key. Let's start our scale from the beginning G flat, up a whole step to A flat, up a whole step to B flat, up a half step to C flat, up a whole step to the 5th note D flat and up another whole step the 6 note E flat. Let's listen again. E flat is the 6th note.