G♯ Minor Scale
The G♯ minor scale has seven notes: G♯, A♯, B, C♯, D♯, E and F♯. It has 5 sharps (F♯, C♯, G♯, D♯ and A♯), and it is the relative minor of B major.
Notes
- G♯1
- A♯2
- B♭3
- C♯4
- D♯5
- E♭6
- F♯♭7
Step pattern: W – H – W – W – H – W – W (W = whole step, H = half step)
| Degree | Note | Interval from G♯ |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | G♯ | Root |
| 2 | A♯ | Major 2nd |
| ♭3 | B | Minor 3rd |
| 4 | C♯ | Perfect 4th |
| 5 | D♯ | Perfect 5th |
| ♭6 | E | Minor 6th |
| ♭7 | F♯ | Minor 7th |
On the piano
On the guitar
Root Scale tone
Key signature
G♯ minor has 5 sharps: F♯ C♯ G♯ D♯ A♯. See it on the circle of fifths →
Chords in the key of G♯ minor
| Numeral | Chord | Seventh chord |
|---|---|---|
| i | G♯m | G♯m7 |
| ii° | A♯dim | A♯m7♭5 |
| III | B | Bmaj7 |
| iv | C♯m | C♯m7 |
| v | D♯m | D♯m7 |
| VI | E | Emaj7 |
| VII | F♯ | F♯7 |
Common progressions
- Classic minorG♯m – C♯m – D♯mi – iv – v
- Epic / pop minorG♯m – E – B – F♯i – VI – III – VII
- DescendingG♯m – F♯ – E – D♯mi – VII – VI – v
Related scales
Practise it
- Alternate picking on one stringTechnique · moved down 1 fret into G♯
- Palm-muted gallopMetal · moved up 4 frets into G♯
Explore it on the full fretboard · Piano scale explorer · Metronome