G# Minor scale
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#m
2 octaves
Notes: G# - A# - B - C# - D# - E - F#
Intervals: 2 - 1 - 2 - 2 - 1 - 2 - 2
Type: Septonic
The scale displayed with its numeric formula, intervals and scale degrees.
| 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 main chords that are related to this scale are the following:
- G#m
- A#dim
- B
- C#m
- D#m
- E
- F#
The tones in these chords corresponds to the tones of the G# Minor scale.
The G sharp Minor scale consist 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.