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G minor scale on guitar

G minor has 7 notes: G, A, B♭, C, D, E♭, F. Also called natural minor, Aeolian.

G minor: notes, degrees and the semitones to the next note
NoteGAB♭CDE♭F
Degree12♭345♭6♭7
Step2122122

G minor on the whole neck

Every G minor note from the open strings to fret 15, in standard E tuning (E A D G B E), by name; by degree under "Show more".

G minor scale, note names, frets 0 to 15F2G2A2Bb2C3D3Eb3F3G3A2Bb2C3D3Eb3F3G3A3Bb3C4D3Eb3F3G3A3Bb3C4D4Eb4F4G3A3Bb3C4D4Eb4F4G4A4Bb4C4D4Eb4F4G4A4Bb4C5D5F4G4A4Bb4C5D5Eb5F5G56E25A24D33G32B31E40123456789101112131415
  • G minor
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G minor scale, degrees, frets 0 to 15b712b345b6b712b345b6b712b345b6b712b345b6b712b345b6b712b345b6b712b345b712b345b6b716E25A24D33G32B31E40123456789101112131415
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Degrees

G minor in 5 positions

The neck split into the hand positions Practice Lab practices, one for each place a G falls on a string, with the notes its scale run fingers there.

G minor, position 1, frets 0 to 4b712b345b6b712b345b6b716E25A24D33G32B31E401234
    Position 1: frets 0–4, 16 notes
    G minor, position 2, frets 3 to 712b345b6b712b345b6b712b36E25A24D33G32B31E434567
      Position 2: frets 3–7, 17 notes
      G minor, position 3, frets 5 to 82b345b6b712b345b6b712b346E25A24D33G32B31E456789
        Position 3: frets 5–8, 17 notes
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        G minor, position 4, frets 8 to 1245b6b712b345b6b712b345b66E25A24D33G32B31E489101112
          Position 4: frets 8–12, 17 notes
          G minor, position 5, frets 10 to 145b6b712b345b6b712b345b6b76E25A24D33G32B31E41011121314
            Position 5: frets 10–14, 17 notes

            Triads in G minor

            DegreeChordPages
            1GmG minor arpeggio
            2AdimA diminished arpeggio
            ♭3B♭B♭ major arpeggio
            4CmC minor arpeggio
            5DmD minor arpeggio
            ♭6E♭E♭ major arpeggio
            ♭7FF major arpeggio

            Seventh chords in G minor

            DegreeChordPages
            1Gm7Gm7 arpeggio · Gm7 drop 2 · Gm7 drop 3 · Gm7 drop 2 and 4
            2Am7♭5Am7♭5 arpeggio · Am7♭5 drop 2 · Am7♭5 drop 3 · Am7♭5 drop 2 and 4
            ♭3B♭maj7B♭maj7 arpeggio · B♭maj7 drop 2 · B♭maj7 drop 3 · B♭maj7 drop 2 and 4
            4Cm7Cm7 arpeggio · Cm7 drop 2 · Cm7 drop 3 · Cm7 drop 2 and 4
            5Dm7Dm7 arpeggio · Dm7 drop 2 · Dm7 drop 3 · Dm7 drop 2 and 4
            ♭6E♭maj7E♭maj7 arpeggio · E♭maj7 drop 2 · E♭maj7 drop 3 · E♭maj7 drop 2 and 4
            ♭7F7F7 arpeggio · F7 drop 2 · F7 drop 3 · F7 drop 2 and 4

            Same notes, other names

            These scales use exactly the notes of G minor, starting from another root.

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