G# Melodic Minor Scale
Jazz-friendly minor with raised 6th and 7th ascending — a modern-fusion staple.
Labels
Full neck(1 / 6)
Tap any note on the fretboard to hear it. Root notes are highlighted in brand blue and marked R in interval mode.
Root
G#
Formula
1 2 b3 4 5 6 7
Notes
G# A# B C# D# F G
Difficulty
Advanced
Common Genres
JazzFusion
Famous Guitarists Who Use It
Pat Metheny · Allan Holdsworth · Guthrie Govan
Signature Licks & Ideas
- Play the 4th mode (Lydian dominant) over dominant chords for outside color.
How to Practice
- Play the scale one octave, ascending and descending, on a single string first.
- Then play it across the strings in position — index finger anchored on the root fret.
- Loop it slowly with a metronome (start at 60 bpm) before pushing tempo.
- Improvise over a backing track in the same key — target the root note on beat 1.
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