SCALE REFERENCE

G Harmonic Minor

G – A – B♭ – C – D – E♭ – F♯1 2 b3 4 5 b6 7

Natural minor with a raised 7th, so the V chord becomes major and pulls strongly home. The gap between b6 and 7 gives it its distinctive colour.

Notes & degrees
G1A2B♭b3C4D5E♭b6F♯7
NotesG, A, Bb, C, D, Eb, F#
Steps2 – 1 – 2 – 2 – 1 – 3 – 1 (semitones)
Piano
GACDB♭E♭F♯
Guitar & ukulele — every position (frets 0–12)
357912eF♯GAB♭CDE♭BCDE♭F♯GAB♭GGAB♭CDE♭F♯GDDE♭F♯GAB♭CDAAB♭CDE♭F♯GAEF♯GAB♭CDE♭

Root notes are red. The full map of the scale on the guitar neck; the common box patterns are groups of these notes.

357912AAB♭CDE♭F♯GAEF♯GAB♭CDE♭CCDE♭F♯GAB♭CGGAB♭CDE♭F♯G

The same scale on a ukulele in standard G–C–E–A tuning.

Chords in the key
DegreeTriad7th chord
iGmGm(maj7)
ii°AdimAm7♭5
♭III+B♭augB♭maj7♯5
ivCmCm7
VDD7
♭VIE♭E♭maj7
vii°F♯dimF♯dim7

These are the chords built by stacking scale notes in thirds. Click through for each chord's own diagrams:

iGmii°Adim♭III+B♭augivCmVD♭VIE♭vii°F♯dim
Other scales on G

Core scales & modes

G MajorG Natural MinorG Melodic MinorG DorianG PhrygianG LydianG MixolydianG Locrian

Pentatonic & blues

G Major PentatonicG Minor PentatonicG BluesG Major Blues

Jazz & altered

G Harmonic MajorG Phrygian DominantG Lydian DominantG AlteredG Bebop Dominant

Symmetric

G Whole ToneG Diminished (Whole–Half)G Diminished (Half–Whole)G Augmented Scale

World & exotic

G Hungarian MinorG Double Harmonic MajorG Neapolitan Minor
Harmonic Minor on another root
CC♯DE♭EFF♯GA♭AB♭B
Keep exploring

See the diatonic chords with audio in the Scale & Chord Finder, find where a key sits among the others on the Circle of Fifths, or start the free Cloud Atelier music guides.