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Fig. 1 · G natural minor · first 12 frets

guitar scale

G natural minor

G1A2B♭♭3C4D5E♭♭6F♭7

The major scale started from its sixth degree: same seven notes, a different centre of gravity.

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Written out

Fig. 2 · G natural minor, ascending

Every accidental is written in, rather than left to a key signature, so the letters can be read one at a time.

The step pattern

GWAHB♭WCWDHE♭WFWG

What is true of it

G natural minor is G, A, B♭, C, D, E♭ and F, and back to G.

Its steps are W – H – W – W – H – W – W, where W is a whole step and H a half.

On the same tonic, G harmonic minor differs from it by exactly one note.

Across the first twelve frets of the guitar its notes fall in 45 places, which is what makes a scale a shape rather than a list.

Chords made only of these notes

CmminorCm7minor seventhDmminorDm7minor seventhE♭majorE♭maj7major seventhFmajorF7dominant seventh

Found by testing every chord in the catalogue against these 7 sounds, not chosen.

Other scales on G

G harmonic minorminorG melodic minorminorG majormajorG harmonic majormajorG Dorianmode

C minC♯ minD♭ minD minD♯ minE♭ minE minF minall 374