What notes are in the G Natural Minor scale?

G Natural Minor contains G, A, Bb, C, D, Eb, F. Its interval pattern from the root is W – H – W – W – H – W – W (W = whole, H = half).

What is the relative major of G minor?

B♭ major — it uses exactly the same notes, starting from a different root.

The diatonic triads are Gm, Adim, Bb, Cm, Dm, Eb, F.

SCALE REFERENCE

G – A – B♭ – C – D – E♭ – F1 2 b3 4 5 b6 b7

The plain minor scale — the relative minor of a major key, using the same notes from a different home note.

Notes & degrees

G1A2B♭b3C4D5E♭b6Fb7

Piano

Guitar & ukulele — every position (frets 0–12)

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

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

Chords in the key

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

Common progressions in G minor

Gm – F – E♭

Gm – Cm – Dm

Gm – E♭ – B♭ – F

Hear these and thousands of real songs that use them in the Song Chords Database and the progressions reference.

Other scales on G

Natural Minor on another root

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.