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G Melodic Minor Descending scale

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About the G Melodic Minor Descending scale

G Melodic Minor Descending is the way melodic minor is usually played coming down, back to the plain minor notes. It's used for classical minor melodies and descending minor lines.

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Positions

Playable shapes for this scale up the neck. Tap any note to hear it.

CAGED

Five shapes, each anchored to a chord form you already know, the pop and rock default that ties your scales to your chords. The outlined notes are that chord, so you can see the C, A, G, E, and D shapes inside the scale.

G shapeopen
E shapefr 2
D shapefr 4
C shapefr 7
A shapefr 10
3NPS

3NPS stands for 3 notes per string. It lays the scale out in seven even shapes for rock and metal lead, and favors speed because the picking pattern stays consistent across every string.

Shape 1fr 1
Shape 2fr 3
Shape 3fr 5
Shape 4fr 6
Shape 5fr 8
Shape 6fr 10
Shape 7fr 11
7-position system

7 four-fret boxes, one per scale degree, each a single hand position with almost no shifting. The jazz and classical way, from William Leavitt's Berklee method.

Position 1fr 1
Position 2fr 3
Position 3fr 5
Position 4fr 6
Position 5fr 8
Position 6fr 10
Position 7fr 11

Chords in the key of G Melodic Minor Descending

Expand a chord to see how to play it.

i G minor
3fr 5fr 10fr

(1st inversion)

ii° A diminished
4fr 7fr 10fr

(1st inversion)

III B flat
3fr 6fr 8fr

(1st inversion)

iv C minor
3fr 5fr 8fr

(1st inversion)

v D minor
5fr 6fr 10fr

(1st inversion)

VI E flat
3fr 6fr 8fr

(1st inversion)

VII F
3fr 5fr 8fr

(1st inversion)

Seventh chords in G Melodic Minor Descending

The four-note version of each chord, richer and jazzier.

i G minor seven
3fr 5fr 8fr 10fr

ii° A minor seven flat five
4fr 5fr 7fr

III B flat major seven
3fr 6fr 8fr

iv C minor seven
3fr 4fr 8fr

v D minor seven
5fr 6fr 10fr

VI E flat major seven
3fr 6fr 8fr

VII F seven
3fr 8fr 10fr

Progressions in G Melodic Minor Descending

Tap any chord to hear it, or play the whole progression.

i Isus4
i III
i VIM7
i ♭VII
v i

Notes and intervals

1 G Root
2 A Major 2nd
3 B flat Minor 3rd
4 C Perfect 4th
5 D Perfect 5th
6 E flat Minor 6th
7 F Minor 7th

Shapes

Chromatic

C C♯ D♭ D D♯ E♭ E F F♯ G♭ G G♯ A♭ A A♯ B♭ B

Circle of Fifths

C G D A E B F♯ G♭ C♯ D♭ G♯ A♭ D♯ E♭ A♯ B♭ F

Related scales

Melodic Minor Descending in other keys

Modes

The same notes, starting on a different note.

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