G Natural Minor Scale

G minor

Notes

G · A · B♭ · C · D · E♭ · F

Intervals

  • RootG (1P)
  • Major 2ndA (2M)
  • Minor 3rdB♭ (3m)
  • Perfect 4thC (4P)
  • Perfect 5thD (5P)
  • Minor 6thE♭ (6m)
  • Minor 7thF (7m)

Fretboard

EBGDAE357912FGAB♭CDE♭CDE♭FGAB♭GAB♭CDE♭FGDE♭FGAB♭CDAB♭CDE♭FGAFGAB♭CDE♭
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3-Notes-Per-String positions

Seven movable patterns, each covering all 6 strings with 3 consecutive scale tones per string. Root notes are shown in red.

All 7 patterns
Pattern 1frets 1–6
EBGDAE357FGAB♭CDE♭FGAB♭CDE♭FGAB♭
Pattern 2frets 3–8
EBGDAE3579GAB♭CDE♭FGAB♭CDE♭FGAB♭C
Pattern 3frets 5–10
EBGDAE579AB♭CDE♭FGAB♭CDE♭FGAB♭CD
Pattern 4frets 6–11
EBGDAE7912B♭CDE♭FGAB♭CDE♭FGAB♭CDE♭
Pattern 5frets 8–13
EBGDAE9121314CDE♭FGAB♭CDE♭FGAB♭CDE♭F
Pattern 6frets 10–15
EBGDAE1213141516DE♭FGAB♭CDE♭FGAB♭CDE♭FG
Pattern 7frets 11–17
EBGDAE12131415161718E♭FGAB♭CDE♭FGAB♭CDE♭FGA

Quartal voicings

Stacked perfect 4ths across four adjacent strings, sorted nut to heel. Root notes are circled in red.

All voicings
EBGDAE35GCFB♭
G root
EBGDAE3ADGC
A root
EBGDAE3DGCF
D root
EBGDAE57ADGC
A root
EBGDAE35CFB♭E♭
C root
EBGDAE57GCFB♭
G root
EBGDAE9CFB♭E♭
C root
EBGDAE57DGCF
D root
EBGDAE79ADGC
A root
EBGDAE1213DGCF
D root
EBGDAE1213GCFB♭
G root
EBGDAE1213CFB♭E♭
C root

Diagrams

G Natural Minor Scale fretboard charts — tap any diagram to open it full size to save or print.

G Natural Minor Scale — notes G, A, Bb, C, D, Eb, F shown across the full guitar fretboard, frets 0 to 12.
Whole neck — frets 0–12
G Natural Minor Scale — seven 3-notes-per-string positions shown as fretboard neck slices.
Seven 3NPS positions
G Natural Minor Scale — quartal voicings shown as chord-box diagrams for all four roots.
Quartal voicings — 3 string sets, sorted nut to heel