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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 G♯ minor.

Spell as A♭
Notes
G♯A♯BC♯D♯EF♯
Formula
12♭345♭6♭7
Steps
WHWWHWW

Guitar

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

EADGBe12345678910111213141516♭6♭7R2♭345♭6♭7R2♭345♭6♭7R2♭345♭6♭7R2♭345♭6♭7R2♭345♭6♭7R2♭3♭345♭6♭7R2♭345♭6♭7R2♭345♭6♭7R

Position 1 tab · frets 4–9, ascending

e|-------------------------------6-7-9-|
B|-------------------------5-7-9-------|
G|-------------------4-6-8-------------|
D|-------------4-6-8-------------------|
A|-------4-6-7-------------------------|
E|-4-6-7-------------------------------|

Play from the lowest note to the highest, then back down. Use one finger per fret: your index finger covers fret 4, 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.

i G♯m G♯m7 G♯ B D♯
ii° A♯dim A♯m7♭5 A♯ C♯ E
III B Bmaj7 B D♯ F♯
iv C♯m C♯m7 C♯ E G♯
v D♯m D♯m7 D♯ F♯ A♯
VI E Emaj7 E G♯ B
VII F♯ F♯7 F♯ A♯ C♯

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G♯ Natural Minor scale on guitar
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