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 Gm minor
ii Am minor
III+ B♭+ augmented
IV C Major
V D Major
vi° 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.

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Same scale in other keys