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G harmonic minor scale on guitar

Every position of the G harmonic minor scale on the guitar neck, with tabs and fingering.

Minor with a raised 7th: an exotic, classical sound with a strong pull back home.

Notes
GAB♭CDE♭F♯
Formula
12♭345♭67
Steps
WHWWHW+HH

Guitar

Standard tuning (E A D G B E) · 7 positions using 3 notes per string

EADGBe12345678910111213141516177R2♭345♭67R22♭345♭67R2♭3455♭67R2♭345♭67RR2♭345♭67R2♭3445♭67R2♭345♭67R2♭345♭67R2

Position 1 tab · frets 3–8, ascending

e|-------------------------------5-6-8-|
B|-------------------------4-7-8-------|
G|-------------------3-5-7-------------|
D|-------------4-5-7-------------------|
A|-------3-5-6-------------------------|
E|-3-5-6-------------------------------|

Play from the lowest note to the highest, then back down. Use one finger per fret: your index finger covers fret 3, 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 harmonic minor scale

Stack every other note of the scale to build a chord on each degree.

i Gm Gm(maj7) G B♭ D
ii° Adim Am7♭5 A C E♭
III+ B♭aug B♭maj7♯5 B♭ D F♯
iv Cm Cm7 C E♭ G
V D D7 D F♯ A
VI E♭ E♭maj7 E♭ G B♭
vii° F♯dim F♯dim7 F♯ A C

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G Harmonic Minor scale on guitar
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