Guitar scale · Major & minor
G♭ natural minor scale on guitar
Every position of the G♭ natural minor scale on the guitar neck, with tabs and fingering.
The standard minor scale — sad, serious or dramatic.
Its relative major is B𝄫 major — same notes, different home note. See all the chords in the key of F♯ minor.
- Notes
- G♭A♭B𝄫C♭D♭E𝄫F♭
- Formula
- 12♭345♭6♭7
- Steps
- WHWWHWW
Guitar
Standard tuning (E A D G B E) · 7 positions using 3 notes per string
Position 1 tab · frets 2–7, ascending
e|-------------------------------4-5-7-| B|-------------------------3-5-7-------| G|-------------------2-4-6-------------| D|-------------2-4-6-------------------| A|-------2-4-5-------------------------| E|-2-4-5-------------------------------|
Play from the lowest note to the highest, then back down. Use one finger per fret: your index finger covers fret 2, and shift your hand slightly for the wider stretches. R marks the root — the home note to start and end on.
Chords in the G♭ natural minor scale
Stack every other note of the scale to build a chord on each degree.
III
B𝄫
B𝄫maj7
B𝄫 D♭ F♭
iv
C♭m
C♭m7
C♭ E𝄫 G♭
VI
E𝄫
E𝄫maj7
E𝄫 G♭ B𝄫
VII
F♭
F♭7
F♭ A♭ C♭
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