Major & minor
G melodic minor scale
Minor with a raised 6th and 7th. Classical players use it going up; jazz players use it both ways.
- Notes
- GAB♭CDEF♯
- Formula
- 12♭34567
- Steps
- WHWWWWH
How to play the G melodic minor scale
On guitar
e|-------------------------------5-6-8-| B|-------------------------5-7-8-------| G|-------------------3-5-7-------------| D|-------------4-5-7-------------------| A|-------3-5-7-------------------------| E|-3-5-6-------------------------------|
Position 1 · frets 3–8
All 7 positions with neck diagrams →On piano
Right hand: 1 2 3 1 2 3 4 5
Fingering for both hands & notation →On ukulele
A|-----------0-1-3-| E|-----0-2---------| C|-0-2-------------| G|---------0-------|
Position 1 · frets 0–3
All 7 positions with neck diagrams →Chords in the G melodic minor scale
Stack every other note of the scale to build a chord on each degree.
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