G

Minor Variants Scale

G Harmonic Minor

Natural minor with a raised 7th — creates a strong leading tone and exotic sound.

Notes in G Harmonic Minor

G1
A2
A#3
C4
D5
D#6
F#7
G8

Chords in G Harmonic Minor

7 diatonic chords
DegreeChordNotesQuality
iGmG – A# – Dminor
iiA°A – C – D#diminished
IIIA#+A# – D – F#augmented
ivCmC – D# – Gminor
VDD – F# – Amajor
VID#D# – G – A#major
viiF#°F# – A – Cdiminished

Other Scales in G

MajorG, A, B, C, D, E, F#Natural MinorG, A, A#, C, D, D#, FMelodic MinorG, A, A#, C, D, E, F#DorianG, A, A#, C, D, E, FPhrygianG, G#, A#, C, D, D#, FLydianG, A, B, C#, D, E, F#MixolydianG, A, B, C, D, E, FLocrianG, G#, A#, C, C#, D#, FMajor PentatonicG, A, B, D, EMinor PentatonicG, A#, C, D, FBluesG, A#, C, C#, D, FWhole ToneG, A, B, C#, D#, FDiminished (H-W)G, G#, A#, B, C#, D, E, FDiminished (W-H)G, A, A#, C, C#, D#, E, F#Phrygian DominantG, G#, B, C, D, D#, FHungarian MinorG, A, A#, C#, D, D#, F#Lydian DominantG, A, B, C#, D, E, F

Harmonic Minor in All 12 Keys

CC D D# F G G# BC#D♭Db Eb E Gb Ab A CDD E F G A A# C#D#E♭Eb F Gb Ab Bb B DEE F# G A B C D#FF G Ab Bb C Db EF#G♭F# G# A B C# D FGG A A# C D D# F#G#A♭Ab Bb B Db Eb E GAA B C D E F G#A#B♭Bb C Db Eb F Gb ABB C# D E F# G A#

Practice by Ear

Scale RecognitionIdentify the Harmonic Minor scale by ear →Play G Harmonic MinorHear the scale and practice recognising it →Chord Recognition TrainerIdentify the chords above by ear →Progression TrainerIdentify common progressions in this key →

Chords in G Harmonic Minor

The G harmonic minor scale contains the notes G, A, A#, C, D, D#, F#. Natural minor with a raised 7th — creates a strong leading tone and exotic sound.

The diatonic chords in G harmonic minor are Gm (i), A° (ii), A#+ (III), Cm (iv), D (V), D# (VI), F#° (vii). These are the chords you can use when writing or improvising in this key — every note in each chord belongs to the G harmonic minor scale.

To develop your ear for the G harmonic 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.