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G Harmonic Minor Scale – Guitar
A natural minor scale with a raised 7th: the neoclassical, exotic sound of Malmsteen and Gypsy jazz. Here it is in G: the notes, the whole neck, all five boxes with TAB, and a backing track to practise over.
Notes in the G harmonic minor scale
- G1
- A2
- B♭b3
- C4
- D5
- E♭b6
- F♯7
Formula: 1 – 2 – b3 – 4 – 5 – b6 – 7. Use it to solo over songs in G minor, and over G blues and rock progressions.
G harmonic minor scale on the whole neck
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The 5 boxes (positions) with TAB
Each box is one hand position. Learn Box 1 first: play it up with the TAB, then back down, then move to the next box – together they cover the whole neck.
Box 1 · frets 2–7
e|-----------------------------------2-3-5-6-| B|-----------------------------3-4-7---------| G|---------------------2-3-5-7---------------| D|---------------4-5-7-----------------------| A|---------3-5-6-----------------------------| E|-2-3-5-6-----------------------------------|
Box 2 · frets 4–9
e|---------------------------------5-6-8-| B|---------------------------4-7-8-------| G|---------------------5-7-8-------------| D|-------------4-5-7-8-------------------| A|-------5-6-9---------------------------| E|-5-6-8---------------------------------|
Box 3 · frets 6–12
e|-------------------------------------------------------------6--8--10-11-| B|-------------------------------------------------7--8--10-11-------------| G|-------------------------------------7--8--11-12-------------------------| D|-------------------------7--8--10-12-------------------------------------| A|-------------6--9--10-12-------------------------------------------------| E|-6--8--10-11-------------------------------------------------------------|
Box 4 · frets 9–14
e|-------------------------------------------------10-11-14-| B|----------------------------------------10-11-13----------| G|-------------------------------11-12-14-------------------| D|----------------------10-12-13----------------------------| A|----------9--10-12-13-------------------------------------| E|-10-11-14-------------------------------------------------|
Box 5 · frets 11–16
e|----------------------------------------------------11-14-15-| B|----------------------------------------11-13-15-16----------| G|----------------------------11-12-14-15----------------------| D|-------------------12-13-16----------------------------------| A|----------12-13-15-------------------------------------------| E|-11-14-15----------------------------------------------------|
G minor backing track
Play the boxes over this, starting and ending phrases on the gold root notes.
Smooth Slow Blues in G minor | Guitar Backing Track – AUsher Jam Tracks
Songs in G minor
These songs are in G minor, so this is a scale that fits for soloing over them:
- Bohemian Rhapsody – Queen
- Breakeven – The Script
- 7 Years – Lukas Graham
- Havana – Camila Cabello
- Do I Wanna Know – Arctic Monkeys
- Rocket Man – Elton John
- Your Song – Ellie Goulding
- See You Again – Wiz Khalifa
- Like A Stone – Chris Cornell
- Hey Brother – Avicii
- To The Bone – Pamungkas
- Soldier Of Fortune – Deep Purple
Other scales in G
- G Minor Pentatonic Scale
- G Major Pentatonic Scale
- G Blues Scale
- G Major Blues Scale
- G Major Scale
- G Natural Minor Scale
- G Dorian Mode
- G Mixolydian Mode
- G Phrygian Mode
- G Lydian Mode
- G Melodic Minor Scale
Harmonic Minor Scale in other keys
- C Harmonic Minor Scale
- C♯ Harmonic Minor Scale
- D Harmonic Minor Scale
- E♭ Harmonic Minor Scale
- E Harmonic Minor Scale
- F Harmonic Minor Scale
- F♯ Harmonic Minor Scale
- G♯ Harmonic Minor Scale
- A Harmonic Minor Scale
- B♭ Harmonic Minor Scale
- B Harmonic Minor Scale
Put it to use: solo with it, step by step, starting with three notes.
FAQ
What notes are in the G harmonic minor scale?
G, A, Bb, C, D, Eb, F#. The formula is 1 2 b3 4 5 b6 7.
Where do I start playing the G harmonic minor scale on guitar?
Start with Box 1, frets 2–7. The root note G is on the low E string at fret 3.