The G Minor Scale
The notes of G minor are G, A, Bb, C, D, Eb, F — formula 1 2 b3 4 5 b6 b7. Key signature: two flats (Bb, Eb). Its relative major is Bb major, which uses the same notes from a different home. Below: the full neck, the chords in the key, and the pentatonic that lives inside it.
G minor on the fretboard
Practice G minor position by position — interactive fretboard →
Chords in the key of G minor
Harmonising the scale gives the seven chords songs in G minor are built from:
| Degree | i | ii° | bIII | iv | v | bVI | bVII |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chord | Gm | Adim | Bb | Cm | Dm | Eb | F |
The core minor progression is i–iv–v (Gm, Cm, Dm); songs wanting a stronger pull home borrow a major V (D) from the harmonic minor.
The G minor pentatonic shortcut
For soloing in G minor, most players reach first for the minor pentatonic — the same scale minus the two most clash-prone notes. G minor pentatonic: G, Bb, C, D, F.
Jam in G minor
Scales stick when you use them over music. Open JamLab — its key stepper transposes any minor-mode track into G minor without changing tempo.