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G♯ harmonic minor scale on guitar (G# harmonic minor)

The G♯ scale has seven notes: G♯, A♯, B, C♯, D♯, E and F𝄪 (played as G). As degrees: 1, 2, ♭3, 4, 5, ♭6 and 7.

Notes and pattern

The G♯ harmonic minor scale

with a raised 7th, giving minor keys a strong major V chord. Play it to hear it up and down.

From note to note it climbs 2, 1, 2, 2, 1, 3 and 1 . The gap of 3 frets is what gives it its sound.

G♯ is G♯ minor with its 7th raised a : F𝄪 instead of F♯. See that scale.

  1. G♯1
  2. A♯2
  3. B♭3
  4. C♯4
  5. D♯5
  6. E♭6
  7. F𝄪7
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  • G♯, the root
  • Other scale notes

Chords

Chords from the G♯ harmonic minor scale

Stack every other note of the scale on each degree and you get its chords.

Numerals follow the key's own scale, so III, VI and VII in a minor key are its own major chords. A ♭ or ♯ in front marks a chord from outside the key. How Roman numerals work

Same root

Change a note or two and the same takes on a new mood.

Questions

G♯ harmonic minor, in short

What notes are in the G♯ harmonic minor scale?
The G♯ scale has seven notes: G♯, A♯, B, C♯, D♯, E and F𝄪 (played as G). As degrees: 1, 2, ♭3, 4, 5, ♭6 and 7.
What chords go with the G♯ harmonic minor scale?
The chords built on G♯ harmonic minor are G♯m, A♯°, B+, C♯m, D♯, E and F𝄪°.
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