G

Diatonic Scale

G Natural Minor

The natural minor scale — dark, melancholic, the basis of minor key music.

Notes in G Natural Minor

G1
A2
A#3
C4
D5
D#6
F7
G8

Chords in G Natural Minor

7 diatonic chords
DegreeChordNotesQuality
iGmG – A# – Dminor
iiA°A – C – D#diminished
IIIA#A# – D – Fmajor
ivCmC – D# – Gminor
vDmD – F – Aminor
VID#D# – G – A#major
VIIFF – A – Cmajor

Other Scales in G

MajorG, A, B, C, D, E, F#Harmonic MinorG, A, A#, C, D, D#, F#Melodic 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

Natural Minor in All 12 Keys

CC D D# F G G# A#C#D♭Db Eb E Gb Ab A BDD E F G A A# CD#E♭Eb F Gb Ab Bb B DbEE F# G A B C DFF G Ab Bb C Db EbF#G♭F# G# A B C# D EGG A A# C D D# FG#A♭Ab Bb B Db Eb E GbAA B C D E F GA#B♭Bb C Db Eb F Gb AbBB C# D E F# G A

Practice by Ear

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

The G natural minor scale contains the notes G, A, A#, C, D, D#, F. The natural minor scale — dark, melancholic, the basis of minor key music.

The diatonic chords in G natural minor are Gm (i), A° (ii), A# (III), Cm (iv), Dm (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 natural minor scale.

To develop your ear for the G natural 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.