G# Minor
G sharp Minor scale for guitar presented by diagram.
The G# Minor is a seven-note scale, also called Natural G# Minor. Colored circles mark the tones in the diagram, with darker color highlighting the root notes. The root notes are always G# tones. In the two-octave pattern, the first root note is on the 6th string, 4th fret.
G# Minor 2 octaves
G# Minor full fretboard
G# Minor with note names
Shape 1 (3rd position) with fingerings
Shape 2 (6th position) with fingerings
Shape 3 (8th position) with fingerings
Shape 4 (11th position) with fingerings
Shape 5 (1st position) with fingerings
The scale displayed with its numeric formula, notes, intervals and scale degrees.
| Formula | Notes | Intervals | Degrees |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | G# | Unison | Tonic |
| 2 | A# | Major second | Supertonic |
| b3 | B | Minor third | Mediant |
| 4 | C# | Perfect fourth | Subdominant |
| 5 | D# | Perfect fifth | Dominant |
| b6 | E | Minor sixth | Submediant |
| b7 | F# | Minor seventh | Subtonic |
The interval formula (2 - 1 - 2 - 2 - 1 - 2 - 2) can be expound into specific notes of the scale.
| Notes (ascending) | Interval |
|---|---|
| G#-A# | M2 |
| G#-B | m3 |
| G#-C# | P4 |
| G#-D# | P5 |
| G#-E | m6 |
| G#-F# | m7 |
| Notes (descending) | Interval |
|---|---|
| G#-F# | M2 |
| G#-E | M3 |
| G#-D# | P4 |
| G#-C# | P5 |
| G#-B | M6 |
| G#-A# | m7 |
Abbreviations are used: M / m stands for major / minor and P stands for perfect.
The G sharp Minor scale consists of seven notes. These can be described as intervals, as semi-notes or steps on the guitar fingerboard, written as 2 - 1 - 2 - 2 - 1 - 2 - 2 from the first note to the next octave.
The G# Minor is relative to B Major. Both scales include the same notes but their tonal center differ.
The G# Minor is identical with the G# Aeolian mode.
Beneficial to learn this scale is to observe the note steps starting from the root: whole, half, whole, whole, half, whole, whole. The same formula applies for the whole neck.
These are chords built from the notes of this scale:
| G#m, G#m7, G#m9, G#m11 |
| A#dim, A#m7b5 |
| B, Bmaj7, B6, B6/9, Bmaj9, Bmaj13 |
| C#m, C#m7, C#m6, C#m9, C#m11, C#m13 |
| D#m, D#m7 |
| E, Emaj7, E6, E6/9, Emaj9 |
| F#, F#7, F#6, F#9, F#11, F#13 |
The tones in these chords correspond to the tones of the G# Minor scale in which G#m is the tonic triad and G#m7 the tonic 7th chord.
Start the audio and play along! Use notes from the scale in the diagram above.
Normal tempo:G# Minor scale first shape ascending.
The numbers above the tablature are suggested fingerings.