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G minor scale

The G minor scale has 7 notes: G, A, B♭, C, D, E♭, F. Hear it, see it on the keyboard and find the chords that belong to it.

G1
A2
B♭♭3
C4
D5
E♭♭6
F♭7
Steps: W H W W H W W

Key signature

2 flats: B♭, E♭

Related keys

Relative major: B♭ majorParallel major: G majorDominant key: D minorSubdominant key: C minor

Chords in G minor

iGmii°AdimIIIB♭ivCmvDmVIE♭VIIF
i7Gm7iiø7Am7♭5IIImaj7B♭maj7iv7Cm7v7Dm7VImaj7E♭maj7VII7F7

Roman numerals show each chord's degree in the key. Upper-case is major, lower-case minor, ° diminished.

Other scales on G

G majorG harmonic minorG melodic minorG dorianG mixolydianG major pentatonicG minor pentatonicG blues

About the minor scale

The minor scale, also called natural minor or Aeolian mode, follows the pattern W H W W H W W. It shares its notes and key signature with the relative major a minor third higher. Melodies in minor often raise the 7th (harmonic minor) or the 6th and 7th on the way up (melodic minor).

Use the Scale & Chord Finder to look up any other root or mode.