G# Melodic Minor Guitar Scale

6-string guitar  ·  7 notes  ·  minor family

Notes

G♯
A♯
B
C♯
D♯
E♯
F♯♯

Solfège : Sol♯ – La♯ – Si – Do♯ – Ré♯ – Mi♯ – Fa♯♯

Interval Structure

G♯ T A♯ ½T B T C♯ T D♯ T E♯ T F♯♯ G♯+oct. ½T

Scale Chords (triads)

DegreeChord (in G#)Quality
i G♯m minor
ii A♯m minor
III+ B+ augmented
IV C♯ Major
V D♯ Major
vi° E♯° diminished
vii° F♯♯° diminished

About this scale

The melodic minor scale (ascending form) is essential in jazz guitar. It generates the altered, Lydian dominant, and Locrian #2 scales through simple rotation. Joe Pass, Pat Metheny, Mike Stern — all exploit its colors on minor ii-V-I progressions. Its natural 6th and 7th degrees allow very fluid melodic lines over minMaj7 chords.

See fretboard positions for G# Melodic Minor on guitar in the interactive app.

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Same scale in other keys