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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
- G♯1
- A♯2
- Bb3
- C♯4
- D♯5
- E♯6
- 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 3–8
e|-------------------------------------3-4-6-7-| B|-------------------------------4-6-8---------| G|-----------------------3-4-6-8---------------| D|---------------3-5-6-8-----------------------| A|---------4-6-8-------------------------------| E|-3-4-6-7-------------------------------------|
Box 2 · frets 5–10
e|-------------------------------------------------6--7--9--| B|----------------------------------------6--8--9-----------| G|-------------------------------6--8--10-------------------| D|-------------------5--6--8--9-----------------------------| A|----------6--8--10----------------------------------------| E|-6--7--9--------------------------------------------------|
Box 3 · frets 7–13
e|-------------------------------------------------------------7--9--11-13-| B|-------------------------------------------------8--9--11-12-------------| G|-------------------------------------8--10-12-13-------------------------| D|-------------------------8--9--11-13-------------------------------------| A|-------------8--10-11-13-------------------------------------------------| E|-7--9--11-13-------------------------------------------------------------|
Box 4 · frets 10–15
e|----------------------------------------------------11-13-15-| B|-------------------------------------------11-12-14----------| G|-------------------------------10-12-13-15-------------------| D|----------------------11-13-15-------------------------------| A|----------10-11-13-14----------------------------------------| E|-11-13-15----------------------------------------------------|
Box 5 · frets 1–5
e|-----------------------------1-3-4-| B|-------------------------2-4-------| G|-------------------1-3-4-----------| D|-------------1-3-5-----------------| A|-------1-2-4-----------------------| E|-1-3-4-----------------------------|
G♯ minor backing track
Play the boxes over this, starting and ending phrases on the gold root notes.
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Songs in G♯ minor
These songs are in G♯ minor, so this is a scale that fits for soloing over them:
- Sailor Song – Gigi Perez
- Stolen Dance – Milky Chance
- Youll Be Safe Here – Rivermaya
- Hit The Road Jack – Ray Charles
- Naive – The Kooks
- Be Alright – Dean Lewis
- Snow Hey Oh – Red Hot Chili Peppers
- Dont Cry – Guns N' Roses
- Still Loving You – Scorpions
- Our God – Chris Tomlin
- Lonely Day – System Of A Down
- Runaway – AURORA
Other scales in G♯
- G♯ Minor Pentatonic Scale
- A♭ Major Pentatonic Scale
- G♯ Blues Scale
- A♭ Major Blues Scale
- A♭ Major Scale
- G♯ Natural Minor Scale
- G♯ Dorian Mode
- A♭ Mixolydian Mode
- G♯ Phrygian Mode
- A♭ 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#, B, 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 3–8. The root note G# is on the low E string at fret 4.