SCALE REFERENCE

G Melodic Minor

G – A – B♭ – C – D – E – F♯1 2 b3 4 5 6 7

Minor with a raised 6th and 7th — a minor tonic with a major-scale top half. In jazz it is used ascending and descending both.

Notes & degrees
G1A2B♭b3C4D5E6F♯7
NotesG, A, Bb, C, D, E, F#
StepsW – H – W – W – W – W – H (W = whole, H = half)
Also calledJazz Minor
Piano
GACDEB♭F♯
Guitar & ukulele — every position (frets 0–12)
357912eEF♯GAB♭CDEBCDEF♯GAB♭GGAB♭CDEF♯GDDEF♯GAB♭CDAAB♭CDEF♯GAEEF♯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♭CDEF♯GAEEF♯GAB♭CDECCDEF♯GAB♭CGGAB♭CDEF♯G

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

Chords in the key
DegreeTriad7th chord
iGmGm(maj7)
iiAmAm7
♭III+B♭augB♭maj7♯5
IVCC7
VDD7
vi°EdimEm7♭5
vii°F♯dimF♯m7♭5

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

iGmiiAm♭III+B♭augIVCVDvi°Edimvii°F♯dim
Other scales on G

Core scales & modes

G MajorG Natural MinorG Harmonic 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
Melodic Minor on another root
CC♯D♭DE♭EFF♯GA♭AB♭B
Keep exploring

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