G# minor scale

The notes of the G# minor scale on a piano, the chords that belong to it, and how it sounds. Press play to hear it, tap a key or a chord, and download the scale as MIDI.

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G#1A#2Bb3C#4D#5Eb6F#b7

Steps: W H W W H W W (W = whole step, H = half step)

Chords in G# minor

Each chord on its own page: G#m · A#dim · B · C#m · D#m · E · F#

Tap a chord to hear it. For progressions you can play and download, see chord progressions in G# minor.

How G# minor sounds

Darker and more serious than major. This is the natural minor scale, also called the Aeolian mode.

Used in: Most house, techno, trance, drum and bass, trap and pop ballads.

On the Camelot wheel, G# minor is 1A.

Same notes, different root: B major, C# Dorian, D# Phrygian, E Lydian, F# Mixolydian.

For the low end: the root of G# minor is G# and the fifth is D#. A kick or 808 tuned to one of them sits with the bass; the kick drum tuning chart has the frequencies.

Write chords in this scale with the chord progression generator, or a melody in the synth.

Other minor scales

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Questions

What notes are in the G# minor scale?

G#, A#, B, C#, D#, E, F#.

What chords are in G# minor?

G#m, A#dim, B, C#m, D#m, E, F#.

What is the formula for the minor scale?

1 2 b3 4 5 b6 b7, or in steps: W H W W H W W (W is a whole step, H a half step).

Which scales have the same notes as G# minor?

B major, C# Dorian, D# Phrygian, E Lydian, F# Mixolydian. They use the same seven notes, starting from a different root.

What is G# minor on the Camelot wheel?

1A.