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G♯ natural minor Scale on Piano

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

Notes and steps

The notes of the G♯ natural minor scale

Formula in degrees: 1 2 b3 4 5 b6 b7.

G♯ natural minor scale: G♯ A♯ B C♯ D♯ E F♯, steps W H W W H W WBEG♯A♯C♯D♯F♯G♯WHWWHWW
G♯ A♯ B C♯ D♯ E F♯ - the arcs give each step: W a whole step (two half steps), H a half step.
Fingering

How to finger it

Right hand, going up 3 4 1 2 3 1 2 3Left hand, going up 3 2 1 3 2 1 4 3

Going down, play the same fingers in reverse order. The thumb passes under (or the finger crosses over) at the change in the numbers, never on a black key.

Harmony

Chords that fit the G♯ natural 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♯ natural minor scale?

Going up: G♯, A♯, B, C♯, D♯, E, F♯, then G♯ again.

What is the formula of the natural minor scale?

In whole (W) and half (H) steps: W H W W H W W. In degrees: 1 2 b3 4 5 b6 b7.

Which chords go with the G♯ natural minor scale?

Chords whose notes all belong to it: G♯m, G♯m7, G♯sus2, G♯sus4, A♯dim, B, Bmaj7, Bsus2, Bsus4, C♯m.

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