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G Melodic Minor Scale – Guitar
A minor scale with a raised 6th and 7th: smooth and modern, a jazz staple. 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 melodic minor scale
- G1
- A2
- B♭b3
- C4
- D5
- E6
- F♯7
Formula: 1 – 2 – b3 – 4 – 5 – 6 – 7. Use it to solo over songs in G minor, and over G blues and rock progressions.
G melodic 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|-------------------------------3-5-7---------| G|-----------------------2-3-5-7---------------| D|---------------2-4-5-7-----------------------| A|---------3-5-7-------------------------------| E|-2-3-5-6-------------------------------------|
Box 2 · frets 4–9
e|---------------------------------5-6-8-| B|---------------------------5-7-8-------| G|---------------------5-7-9-------------| D|-------------4-5-7-8-------------------| A|-------5-7-9---------------------------| E|-5-6-8---------------------------------|
Box 3 · frets 6–12
e|-------------------------------------------------------------6--8--10-12-| B|-------------------------------------------------7--8--10-11-------------| G|-------------------------------------7--9--11-12-------------------------| D|-------------------------7--8--10-12-------------------------------------| A|-------------7--9--10-12-------------------------------------------------| E|-6--8--10-12-------------------------------------------------------------|
Box 4 · frets 9–14
e|----------------------------------------------------10-12-14-| B|-------------------------------------------10-11-13----------| G|-------------------------------9--11-12-14-------------------| D|----------------------10-12-14-------------------------------| A|----------9--10-12-13----------------------------------------| E|-10-12-14----------------------------------------------------|
Box 5 · frets 11–16
e|-------------------------------------------------12-14-15-| B|----------------------------------------11-13-15----------| G|----------------------------11-12-14-15-------------------| D|-------------------12-14-16-------------------------------| A|----------12-13-15----------------------------------------| E|-12-14-15-------------------------------------------------|
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 Harmonic Minor Scale
Melodic Minor Scale in other keys
- C Melodic Minor Scale
- C♯ Melodic Minor Scale
- D Melodic Minor Scale
- E♭ Melodic Minor Scale
- E Melodic Minor Scale
- F Melodic Minor Scale
- F♯ Melodic Minor Scale
- G♯ Melodic Minor Scale
- A Melodic Minor Scale
- B♭ Melodic Minor Scale
- B Melodic Minor Scale
Put it to use: solo with it, step by step, starting with three notes.
FAQ
What notes are in the G melodic minor scale?
G, A, Bb, C, D, E, F#. The formula is 1 2 b3 4 5 6 7.
Where do I start playing the G melodic minor scale on guitar?
Start with Box 1, frets 2–7. The root note G is on the low E string at fret 3.