About the G sharp Jazz Minor b5 scale
G sharp Jazz Minor b5 is used for jazz and film music that wants an unstable minor. Think of it as a melodic minor with the fifth lowered, off balance and modern.
Its notes are G♯, A♯, B, C♯, D, E♯, and F♯♯. The formula is W H W H 1½ W H.
Also called Jeths' Mode and Melodic Minor ♭5.
In G♯ Jazz Minor ♭5, the open strings sound D, G, and B. Down at the 4th fret of the low E string lies the lowest G♯ a guitar can play. Placed at the first fret, a capo lets G♯ Jazz Minor ♭5 be played with G-shape fingerings.
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.
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.
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.
Notes and intervals
| 1 | G#G♯ | Root |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | A#A♯ | Major 2nd |
| 3 | BB | Minor 3rd |
| 4 | C#C♯ | Perfect 4th |
| 5 | DD | Diminished 5th |
| 6 | E#E♯ | Major 6th |
| 7 | F##F♯♯ | Major 7th |
| Steps | W H W H 1½ W H |
|---|---|
| Semitones | 2-1-2-1-3-2-1 |
| Degrees | 1 2 ♭3 4 ♭5 6 7 |
Shapes
Chromatic
Circle of Fifths
Related scales
Jazz Minor b5 in other keys
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