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G♯ melodic minor Scale on Piano

G♯ A♯ B C♯ D♯ E♯ F𝄪 W H W W W W H 7 notes

Notes and steps

The notes of the G♯ melodic minor scale

Formula in degrees: 1 2 b3 4 5 6 7.

G♯ melodic minor scale: G♯ A♯ B C♯ D♯ E♯ F𝄪, steps W H W W W W HBE♯F𝄪G♯A♯C♯D♯G♯WHWWWWH
G♯ A♯ B C♯ D♯ E♯ F𝄪 - the arcs give each step: W a whole step (two half steps), H a half step.

Going down, classical practice returns to the natural minor: G♯ F♯ E D♯ C♯ B A♯ G♯. The Down button plays that form.

Fingering

How to finger it

Use the fingering of the scale it shares its notes with as a starting point, and keep the thumb on white keys. Slow and even beats fast and uneven: play it with the metronome at 60 before speeding up.

Harmony

Chords that fit the G♯ melodic minor scale

Every chord built on a note of the scale whose notes all belong to it - the chords to accompany a melody in it.

Questions

Frequently asked

What notes are in the G♯ melodic minor scale?

Going up: G♯, A♯, B, C♯, D♯, E♯, F𝄪, then G♯ again. Going down, classical practice uses the natural minor: G♯ F♯ E D♯ C♯ B A♯ G♯.

What is the formula of the melodic minor scale?

In whole (W) and half (H) steps: W H W W W W H. In degrees: 1 2 b3 4 5 6 7.

Which chords go with the G♯ melodic minor scale?

Chords whose notes all belong to it: G♯m, G♯sus2, G♯sus4, A♯m, A♯m7, A♯sus4, Baug, C♯, C♯7, C♯sus2.

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