G#
Minor Variants Scale
G# / A♭ Melodic Minor
Raises the 6th and 7th of natural minor — smooth, jazzy, used ascending.
Notes in G# Melodic Minor
Ab1
Bb2
B3
Db4
Eb5
F6
G7
Ab8
Chords in G# Melodic Minor
7 diatonic chordsDegreeChordNotesQuality
iAbmAb – B – Ebminor
iiBbmBb – Db – Fminor
IIIB+B – Eb – Gaugmented
IVDbDb – F – Abmajor
VEbEb – G – Bbmajor
viF°F – Ab – Bdiminished
viiG°G – Bb – Dbdiminished
Other Scales in G#
MajorAb, Bb, C, Db, Eb, F, GNatural MinorAb, Bb, B, Db, Eb, E, GbHarmonic MinorAb, Bb, B, Db, Eb, E, GDorianAb, Bb, B, Db, Eb, F, GbPhrygianAb, A, B, Db, Eb, E, GbLydianAb, Bb, C, D, Eb, F, GMixolydianAb, Bb, C, Db, Eb, F, GbLocrianAb, A, B, Db, D, E, GbMajor PentatonicAb, Bb, C, Eb, FMinor PentatonicAb, B, Db, Eb, GbBluesAb, B, Db, D, Eb, GbWhole ToneAb, Bb, C, D, E, GbDiminished (H-W)Ab, A, B, C, D, Eb, F, GbDiminished (W-H)Ab, Bb, B, Db, D, E, F, GPhrygian DominantAb, A, C, Db, Eb, E, GbHungarian MinorAb, Bb, B, D, Eb, E, GLydian DominantAb, Bb, C, D, Eb, F, Gb
Melodic Minor in All 12 Keys
Practice by Ear
Chords in G# / Ab Melodic Minor
The G# melodic minor scale contains the notes Ab, Bb, B, Db, Eb, F, G. Raises the 6th and 7th of natural minor — smooth, jazzy, used ascending.
The diatonic chords in G# melodic minor are Abm (i), Bbm (ii), B+ (III), Db (IV), Eb (V), F° (vi), G° (vii). These are the chords you can use when writing or improvising in this key — every note in each chord belongs to the G# melodic minor scale.
To develop your ear for the G# melodic minor sound, use the scale and chord trainers linked above. Being able to recognise these sounds by ear — not just read them from a chart — is what separates musicians who truly hear music from those who only read it.