G

Minor Variants Scale

G Melodic Minor

Raises the 6th and 7th of natural minor — smooth, jazzy, used ascending.

Notes in G Melodic Minor

G1
A2
A#3
C4
D5
E6
F#7
G8

Chords in G Melodic Minor

7 diatonic chords
DegreeChordNotesQuality
iGmG – A# – Dminor
iiAmA – C – Eminor
IIIA#+A# – D – F#augmented
IVCC – E – Gmajor
VDD – F# – Amajor
viE°E – G – A#diminished
viiF#°F# – A – Cdiminished

Other Scales in G

MajorG, A, B, C, D, E, F#Natural MinorG, A, A#, C, D, D#, FHarmonic MinorG, A, A#, C, D, D#, 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

Melodic Minor in All 12 Keys

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

Practice by Ear

Scale RecognitionIdentify the Melodic Minor scale by ear →Play G Melodic 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 Melodic Minor

The G melodic minor scale contains the notes G, A, A#, C, D, E, F#. Raises the 6th and 7th of natural minor — smooth, jazzy, used ascending.

The diatonic chords in G melodic minor are Gm (i), Am (ii), A#+ (III), C (IV), D (V), E° (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 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.